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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 kind of fairies become upset because money is missing from their bank in Chapter 9?

2. How does Heather tell Dinnie to fix his hair to be more attractive to women?

3. What is the name of the leader of the rebels fighting for Tulip and Petal?

4. What is the name of the person who owned the famous violin created by a fairy for humans?

5. Who does Kerry believe stole her poppy in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Magenta's delusions described in Chapter 3?

2. Describe Heather's attempts to teach Dinnie to play the violin in Chapter 6.

3. Describe Heather and Morag's argument in Chapter 3.

4. How does Heather discover the owner of the MacPherson Fiddle?

5. How does Morag destroy her fiddle?

6. How does the author describe Crohn's disease, which Kerry suffers from?

7. How does Heather tell Dinnie she and Morag were thrown out of Scotland?

8. How do Heather and Morag react to Dinnie's violin playing?

9. How does Morag cause injury to a child in Chapter 11?

10. How does Dinnie perform when Heather coerces him into playing his violin in a Scottish bar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of relics in the book. What symbolic meaning do the relics and artifacts used in the book mean to the book's characters, namely the MacPherson Fiddle, the Bhat Gwa mirror, and the MacLeod Banner?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of abandonment in the book. What impact does being abandoned have on the book's characters especially the five fairies trapped in Central Park?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's portrayal of violence in the book. Why does the author choose to use violence in many parts of the book, especially in the interactions between Heather and Morag?

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