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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 Princess ask Fabrizio to do?

2. Whom does Mangus thank?

3. Who is Mangus?

4. Where does Mangus send Fabrizio?

5. What does Teresina say about how the ghost communicates with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Teresina say about her experience with a ghost?

2. What does Fabrizio do with the letter? What concerns him?

3. Who offers to guide Fabrizio? What does Fabrizio learn about why no one would speak to him at first?

4. What does Fabrizio tell Mangus? What is Mangus' response?

5. What does Teresina say the ghost wants? What is the King's response?

6. How does Fabrizio finally get someone to talk to him in the kitchen?

7. What does Rinaldo explain to Fabrizio? Who comes into the chapel as the two are talking? What happens next?

8. Describe Fabrizio's encounter with the Queen.

9. How often does Teresina see the ghost? Has anyone else seen it?

10. What does Mangus do after speaking to Teresina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1) What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2) Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Midnight Magic, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3) Identify the major subplots and their elements. They may not contain every element of a major plot. Do the subplots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the subplots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Fabrizio is no exception. His determination and survival powers might contrast to his tendency to get lost in the palace and to appear clumsy. Discuss the following:

1) Trace and analyze situations when Fabrizio demonstrates his determination. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

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

3) Discuss how you think Fabrizio 's admirable traits helped him expose the count? Has his flaws impacted his life at all? Do any of the other characters in Midnight Magic seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 3

Fabrizio is twelve in Midnight Magic. Discuss the following:

1) What are some ways that Fabrizio seems like an average twelve-year-old? Explain your reasoning.

2) What are some ways that Fabrizio seems older than his age? Give specific examples and discuss whether they seem consistent with the character development of Fabrizio throughout the book.

3) Is it fair and realistic to expect a twelve-year-old to do what Fabrizio has done in Midnight Magic? Why or why not? Do you think a twelve-year-old is likely to use magic wisely? Explain.

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