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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 the bag in their aunt's side table contain?
2. What new pet does Simon have?
3. How does James hope to stop the pranks?
4. Where does Helen say the family is staying?
5. What does Mallory tell her aunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Helen do when the family enters Lucinda's room and what does Helen tell Lucinda?
2. What do Jared and Mallory do in the car and of what does their mother remind them?
3. What does Lucinda say happened with her when her father left?
4. What does Lucinda say when Simon asks if Arthur is her father?
5. What does Lucinda snatch away from Simon and then what does she say about the house?
6. What does Jared check his backpack for and how does he feel after he checks it?
7. What does Mallory ask Jared to do in the kitchen, what does she do when he ignores her and what happens when he finally does her request?
8. Why does Lucinda say nothing of the house matters and what surprises Jared about Lucy's mother?
9. What happens when the children give their aunt the cookies they brought?
10. Who is taking the children to see Lucinda and what does Mallory say about the cookies they are taking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Lucinda's Secret. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Lucinda's Secret. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Lucinda's Secret? Which theme in Lucinda's Secret speaks to you the most in your life? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of Lucinda's Secret, much of the setting is familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:
1. Find five terms that are a part of Lucinda's Secret's world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in Lucinda's Secret's world. Define the words as used in in Lucinda's Secret's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.
2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Lucinda's Secret. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in Lucinda's Secret? What word(s)?
3. Were there any words you never really understood from Lucinda's Secret? Which ones?
Essay Topic 3
There are non-human sentient beings in Lucinda's Secret. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss the phooka. Who are they? What are their powers? What is their purpose? Are they "good" or "evil"? What do they look like physically? What role do they play in forwarding the plot? Are they believable? Why or why not?
2. Thoroughly discuss the elves. What are they? What are their powers? What is their purpose? Are they "good" or "evil"? What do they look like physically? What role does he play in forwarding the plot? Is he believable? Why or why not?
3. Thoroughly discuss Thimbletack. What is he? What are his powers? What is his purpose? Is he "good" or "evil"? What does he look like physically? What role does he play in forwarding the plot? Is he believable? Why or why not?
4. Do you think sentient, non-human beings adds to the enjoyment of Lucinda's Secret? Explain your answer.
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