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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mo doing in the Treasury when Meggie walks in chapter 2?
(a) Covering a book in brown paper.
(b) Packing his special liner paper.
(c) Throwing away his personal papers.
(d) Packing his favorite books.

2. How do the police react in chapter 8 when Meggie tells them to search for Capricorn?
(a) They put out an APB.
(b) They ignore her and file a report using only the information Elinor gave them.
(c) They apparently think she is joking.
(d) They ask Elinor why Meggie is not in bed.

3. In chapter 6, where does Meggie see Elinor standing as she waits for Dustfinger to begin his show?
(a) At the garden gate.
(b) At the front door to her house.
(c) At her bedroom window.
(d) Behind a shade tree across the courtyard.

4. What keeps Meggie from chasing after Mo and Capricorn's men initially in chapter 6?
(a) A gun pointed at her by the henchmen.
(b) Elinor.
(c) Dustfinger.
(d) Mo.

5. Why did Mo tell her that people become attached to favorite books?
(a) Books are expensive and hard to replace.
(b) Its easier to read a story over and over rather than begin something new.
(c) Familiar stories are comforting.
(d) The books hold memories for the reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mo once tell Meggie it was good she looked like her mother?

2. How far does Elinor insist in chapter 4 Meggie stay from her shelves of books?

3. What picture does the sight of Elinor's house remind Meggie of?

4. What instinct nearly overwhelms Dustfinger as Meggie runs past him in chapter 7, no longer crying but still desperate?

5. What question does Meggie ask Mo in chapter 5 that she never thought about until Dustfinger brought it up?

(see the answer key)

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