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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 way does September choose?

2. How do Ell and September pay for the fare?

3. Why would Ell like to go on an adventure?

4. Why doesn't Ell know much about Pandemonium?

5. Why doesn't September seem to mind leaving home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does September lose her shadow?

2. What does Goodbye offer to do in exchange for what?

3. How is September feeling after leaving the Briary and where does she find Ell?

4. What do September and Ell ask the guardian of Pandemonium and how does the Guardian guide them?

5. How does September leave home and what does she leave behind?

6. What is September contemplating when interrupted by the Marquess, and what does the Marquess say about September's journey?

7. What is required by Longitude and Latitude when September reaches the gateway to Fairyland, and then what does September do after completing the requirements for entering Fairyland?

8. Who is the customs agent and what does she do?

9. Who is Calpurnia Farthing and whom has she rescued?

10. What is the House the two come upon and who lives there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy novel and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

Here the most important element to note is how the author makes use of Fairyland's allergy to iron - or, more specifically, how September chooses to make use of that allergy in order to save herself, others, and ultimately Fairyland itself. This, in turn, can be seen as a powerful evocation of one of the narrative's central themes - through the power of choice, she turns an often crippling negative into a positive.

1. Discuss what you see are the symbolic reasons fairies are said to be allergic to iron. Use examples from your life and the text to support your answer.

2. Discuss what is meant by the following: through the power of choice, she turns an often crippling negative into a positive.

3. Discuss one situation in your life in which you or someone you know took a negative situation and turned it into something more positive.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of September and The Marquess. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Ell and Saturday. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

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