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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 object does Mr. Hastings want Jack to move with nothing but his magic?

2. From what point of view is the novel written?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Jack say he would like to be when he grows up?

4. What is the name carved on the ruins Linda visits at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. How many people appear to be searching for Jack as he makes his way home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what immediate impact does Jack feel from his new medication?

2. In Chapter 7, how does Hastings force Jack to manifest his powers?

3. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

4. What does Linda tell Jack in Chapter 5 that explains the need for the sword?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Hastings teach Jack about the Games? How does Jack feel about what he is learning?

6. What voices does Jack hear at Susannah's grave? What do they say? Why does he hear them?

7. What does Lee find when he returns home? What does Lee know about who is responsible for what he finds?

8. How does Linda suggest Dr. Longbranch can keep Jack from developing his powers in order to allow him to live securely and in secret with his parents until he reaches maturity?

9. In Chapter 3, Jack is attacked by a man with a saber, but does not suffer any injury. How is this possible?

10. What do Jack, Will, and Fitch find at Susannah's grave? Who tries to take it from Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens during the Games? Why does Jack use magic during the Games? Why is Hastings blamed for the first spell Jack uses? How do the judges come to realize that Jack is creating the spells? What do the judges do to prevent Jack from using any more spells? How does Ellen manage to get the better of Jack during the Games? What does Ellen do instead of killing Jack? Why does Ellen refuse to kill Jack? What do the judges say the consequences of Ellen and Jack's actions will be?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jack Swift? What was he born without that his aunt arranged for him to have inserted? What kind of stone did Linda think Dr. Longbranch had given Jack? What kind of stone did Dr. Longbranch really give to Jack? Why did Dr. Longbranch give Jack the wrong stone? What does Dr. Longbranch expect to happen when Jack grows up? What title does Dr. Longbranch have with the White Rose? Why does Linda believe this means Dr. Longbranch wants Jack for the White Rose? How does Linda convince Dr. Longbranch to allow Jack's parents to raise him? How does Dr. Longbranch suppress Jack's powers as he grows?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following relationships in an essay:

1) Lee and Carrie

2) Lee and Wylie

3) Linda and Longbranch

4) Jack, Will, and Fitch.

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