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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 does Tinshoe Jones compare Alice's hair to in Chapter 6?

2. What book did Poppy ask Zach if he had read when they first met?

3. Who did Zach have to apologize for punching in school the year before the narrative begins?

4. What does Eleanor draw faces on to make dolls that she hides under her bed in Zach's dream in Chapter 8?

5. Where does Zach's dad work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What supplies does Zach gather to take on his journey in Chapter 5?

2. How does Zach justify going on the quest with Alice and Poppy in Chapter 6?

3. What does Zach’s father say to him at dinner in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

4. What proof does Poppy offer of her story in Chapter 5?

5. Why is the emergence of William the Blade significant in Chapter 7?

6. Why do you think Alice loses her resolve to go on the quest in Chapter 6?

7. How is Zach’s father’s history in the family described in Chapter 2? When did Zach’s father leave?

8. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

9. How does Zach react when Poppy brings up the game in Chapter 7?

10. Where do Alice, Zach, and Poppy decide to spend the night in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character arc of Zach in the novel. How does Zach's character change in the course of the story? What aspects of the quest impact these changes the most? How have Zach's relationships evolved by the end of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of magic and superstition in the novel. What are examples of symbolism and imagery used to support these themes? What do these concepts mean to Zach in the beginning of the story? What do they mean at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

How do Alice, Poppy, and Zach become trapped in the library? What are the repercussions of their entrapment? How do they escape?

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