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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mo tell Dustfinger about Inkheart as they run from the dilapidated house in chapter 21?
(a) That there is still one copy of Inkheart.
(b) That he should go back and kill Basta.
(c) That he plans to hand him over to Capricorn when this is all over.
(d) That he knows about Resa.

2. Why does Mo explain in chapter 16 he decided to never read aloud from a book again?
(a) When he realized he could not save Teresa.
(b) When he discovered a transparent man in his living room.
(c) When Dustfinger begged Mo not to kill him.
(d) When he discovered he had read the mailman into Inkheart.

3. Who follows Dustfinger when he runs away in chapter 26?
(a) Mo.
(b) Farid.
(c) Meggie.
(d) Fenoglio.

4. What one room in her house does Elinor not keep books?
(a) The attic.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bedroom.

5. What promise does Mo make to Dustfinger in chapter 23 and again in chapter 24?
(a) That he will not leave him alone in the village.
(b) That he will not allow Farid to go off with him.
(c) That he will give him a copy of Inkheart.
(d) That he will not tell the author about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what point of view is this novel written?

2. How does Fenoglio hope to disguise himself as he walks in the square to catch a glimpse of the unsuspecting Dustfinger?

3. What excuse for school does Mo ask Meggie in chapter 2 if he has used already?

4. What does Elinor hope to have Mo do when he finally comes to live with her?

5. What causes Meggie to feel a little jealous in chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 13, what does Dustfinger tell Elinor about her personality based on her interests and the stories she likes to tell?

2. Why does Dustfinger insist in chapter 20 that they go toward the coast as they run away from Basta and Flatnose?

3. What does Mo say in chapter 16 when Meggie asks if her mother will like living inside Inkheart?

4. What does Dustfinger steal from Basta in chapter 21? For what reason?

5. In chapter 30, how does Basta get Meggie to open the door to him?

6. In chapter 16, Mo tells Meggie and Elinor what happened the night he read Inkheart aloud to his wife and daughter. How did Mo try to return Capricorn and Basta to the book before finally driving them out of the house with a sword?

7. What does Meggie say in the note she intends to leave with Elinor in chapter 9?

8. What was Elinor's father like? What does this say about Elinor herself?

9. Whose picture does Meggie see in the book Mo gives to Elinor in chapter 5? Who does she ask about it?

10. What does Meggie see Mo wrapping in brown paper in chapter 2? What is unusual about this?

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