Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-10

Reading Check

1. What is the name of Ella’s town?

2. Who is Ella’s fairy godmother?

3. Which beings can see the future?

4. What is inside the box that Mandy gives to Eleanor?

5. Who does Ella learn different languages from?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Who is Lucinda? What “gift” does she bestow upon Ella, and how is it also a curse?

2. Who is Char? What are the circumstances surrounding Ella’s meeting with this person?

3. What important information does Ella learn from Mandy? How does this information help her?

4. What happens during the incident with Ella, Char, and the gnomes? What does this event reveal about Ella’s future?

5. Who are Hattie and Olive? What prized possession does Ella give them, and why?

Paired Resources

“A Middle-Grade Book on the 1492 Expulsion: An Interview with Gail Carson Levine”

• This article from Jewish Journal explores the themes of Levine’s new books as well as her motivations for becoming a writer.
• It connects with the themes Magic, Romantic Love, and The Power of Family and Friendship.