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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. Why does Dustfinger claim he no longer loves Resa in chapter 58?

2. What message from Mo does Dustfinger give to Meggie in chapter 39?

3. What signal does Mo give to Meggie in chapter 56 to alert her to his presence?

4. Why does Dustfinger think most of Capricorn's men do not have driver's licenses?

5. What does Basta chew morning, noon, and night to improve his bad breath?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mo find in the hiding place that Farid leads him to in chapter 51?

2. What does Meggie see in the seconds before she falls asleep in chapter 57?

3. What words does Meggie read in chapter 56 that cause The Shadow that she reads out of Inkheart to be altered from the one originally written?

4. Why does Meggie read the passage in Peter Pan that features Tinker Bell? What happens?

5. Who is Dustfinger looking for when Basta and Mortola apprehend him in chapter 37? Where are they?

6. Why do Capricorn's remaining men run away in chapter 57?

7. How does Dustfinger feel about Farid following him around in chapter 31?

8. What does Meggie try to tell Dustfinger in chapter 49 that she is unable to convey due to Basta's presence?

9. In chapter 43, Dustfinger thinks about his impending death and has an idea that it will allow him to return home. Why? Where is home?

10. Why does Meggie tell the reader in chapter 59 she has decided to become a writer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following objects in an essay, discussing the impact of these objects on the characters and their actions, using quotes from the book to support your conclusions:

1) Books

2) Book box

3) Backpack

4) Van.

Essay Topic 2

What plan do Mo and the author come up with to read Theresa out of Inkheart? Why do they not succeed in their plan? What happens to Meggie while Mo is distracted? Where is she taken? For what reason? Who is the first to realize Meggie can read characters out of books like her dad? What is the first character Meggie reads out of a book? What happens to this creature? What else does Meggie read out of books? What happens when the author writes a new story for one of the characters Meggie reads out of a story? How does this foreshadow what Meggie and the author will do to save Resa?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the book, dozens of mythical creatures appear. Where do they come from? For what reason? Where do some of these creatures decide to go? What role does Elinor play in their lives? Where do some of them go? Where does Tinker Bell decide to go? Where do Mo and Meggie decide to settle down? For what reason? Why does the author leave some loose ends at the end of the book? How does the reader know that there will be subsequent books in this series? Does this book stand alone well, or does the reader feel obligated to read the other novels in the series?

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