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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 is Simon staring at Mallory in the kitchen?

2. What does Mallory ask her aunt?

3. To whom does Lucinda introduce the Grace children?

4. Where is the Field Guide Jared is reading at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What does the family notice after checking in at the reception area?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helen do when the family enters Lucinda's room and what does Helen tell Lucinda?

2. What does Jared ask Simon and Mallory if they want to give up and what do they say to that question?

3. What do the children see when they enter their aunt's room?

4. How does Lucinda feel about Thimbletack and what does she show the children in connection with him?

5. How does Simon feel about Mallory's idea on the guide but what does he agree is the result of the guide? Why does he agree with Mallory?

6. What kind of images does Jared have of the asylum and what is the reality of 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. What kind of pranks is Thimbletack playing and who was blamed for the last prank by Jared's mother?

9. What happens when the children give their aunt the cookies they brought?

10. What does Lucinda tell the children and what does she ask them about their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Jared is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Jared demonstrates his intelligence and courage. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Jared's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Jared's admirable traits makes him able to help with many of the problems the children face. Have his flaws impacted his life? Do any of his siblings notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

Jared is so mad at Mallory that he almost hits her and if not for Simon grabbing his arms he may have hurt his sister. His crying seems to be because he is angry and frustrated but also because he is afraid at how close he came to hitting his sister. Jared is frightened by the anger that sometimes seems to overwhelm him. He seems to have some problems controlling his emotions and temper that so many times he is not willing to listen to the people that he loves.

1. What are some better ways for Jared to deal with his anger at Mallory without violence? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to support your answer.

2. Often times when someone is very angry they cry. What are some other ways that people express anger and how do you express anger? Is the way you express anger similar to Jared? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think not listening to those people Jared loves causes his anger or is not listening a result of his anger? How might Jared have been helped if he would have listened to his sister? Do you think the fact that their father left might be some of the cause of Jared's anger? Why or why not? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the Graces' world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?

2. In which world would you rather live in if you were human? What about if you were an elf? Explain your response.

3. If you had Thimbletack's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to illustrate your answer.

4. If you had an elf's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from Lucinda's Secret and your own life to illustrate your answer.

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