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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Baz and Simon eat together in Chapter 62?

2. What does Nicodemus learn about Ebb in Chapter 70?

3. When did the magical dead spots begin appearing?

4. What creature attacks Watford in Chapter 44?

5. Where is Penny's father's lab in Chapter 59?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 65, why does Baz tell Penny and Simon he did not want to tell them he was kidnapped?

2. Why is nursery rhyme language so powerful in spells, as outlined in Chapter 44?

3. What does Penny know her father is lying to her about in Chapter 59?

4. How does Simon know that he can really trust Baz as they work together to find Natasha's killer?

5. Why does Penny really bring Agatha to Baz's house in Chapter 66?

6. Why does Nicodemus refuse to tell Simon and Baz who Natasha Grimm-Pitch's killer is, even when threatened with death?

7. How does Baz get turned into a vampire?

8. How is Baz's attitude towards Penny starting to change in Chapter 46?

9. Why does Baz tell Simon not to kill the dragon but only to try to subdue it?

10. In Chapter 44, what kind of spell does Simon attempt to stop the dragon that backfires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing Rowell's decision to end Carry On with a somewhat ambiguous, and not entirely positive, note. (Simon Snow appears to have lost his magic forever, though he still does have his friends and his love interest).

Essay Topic 2

In Carry On, the reader understands whose Simon Snow's parents are and how his mother, Lucy, felt about him, but neither Simon nor any of the other main characters ever discover this information. Write an essay exploring why Rowell might have chosen to make the intriguing and somewhat unusual choice to reveal this important information to the reader but to keep it from the characters.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, Agatha decides to leave the world of magic behind, against her parents' wishes and hopes. Write an essay exploring Agatha's choice and what it means in the context of the pressures and expectations young people often feel from external sources.

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