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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 was Boggart sent?

2. Where is the sentry who stood outside the Tower?

3. Where are the Heaps going to go?

4. Who does Silas see coming out as he arrives home?

5. What does Marcia do when she sees the Hunter coming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a Boggart?

2. What did Alther learn from DomDaniel and become so adept at that he taught Marcia, who now uses it against DomDaniel?

3. What happens to the sentry Marcia finds outside the Wizard's Tower? What is he afraid of?

4. Who does the Message Rat bring a message to Aunt Zelda's for, and what does the message contain?

5. How does Sally help them after Silas explains what is going on? Where will they go and how?

6. How does the Hunter discover the direction taken and the mode of transportation used by Silas, Marcia and the others?

7. What do Marcia and Jenna find when they get back to the Wizard's Tower? Why has this happened?

8. How do Silas, Jenna, the sentry, Nicko, Marcia and Maxie escape from the assassin? Where do they end up, and what complication arises as a result?

9. How does Marcia learn that the Heaps are in danger? Who is particularly in trouble, and what does Marcia recommend?

10. Who shows up and Marcia's house and why? What is Jenna disappointed at first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does DomDaniel's apprentice escape? In which direction is he headed, and why? What does he encounter along the way that gets on his nerves? Where does he finally manage to arrive? What does he report and to whom? What happens as a result?

Essay Topic 2

What happens to the Queen? When does this occur? Who is taken from the castle shortly thereafter? What is the importance of this person's survival? Who knows the person's true identity? What allies are lending their support to ensure the safety and survival of this person?

Essay Topic 3

Boy 412 finally accepts an invitation to be Marcia's apprentice. What are the terms? What does she provide him upon his acceptance as part of the tradition handed down? What does he ask for as his one 'Anything He Wants' offer from Marcia? What does he discover as a result? How does he feel about it?

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