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Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori
FIC GLI
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(the chapters are not numbered only titled) |
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Dramatis Personae |
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Great Scottish Houses |
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The Ideal Candidate |
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Latch Undone |
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Hiring Flora |
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A Little Bit of Damp |
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Where o Earth? |
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E-rats |
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The Wager |
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Beasts in the Basement |
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Arachnids in the Attic |
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At Home with the di S'Embowelli Borgias |
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Nil by Mouth |
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The Night Outside... |
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...And The Night Within |
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Magic for Beginners |
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A Little Family History |
E-Rats Redux, p. 75
The author gives us a sense of foreboding right off the bat in this chapter,
how?
How is the computer personified? Why?
What does Luciano do finally at the end of the chapter? Why did he choose
such strange wording? |
Damp on the Web, p. 81
Why doesn't Titus take his Dad's warnings seriously?
What happens to Damp? |
Pronto Gets Help, p87
Where does this scene open?
The author again uses black humor here, give some examples.
The author uses this scene to introduce the killers but do then proceeds to
make them not very threatening, how? |
A Wee Hot Toddy, p. 94
What little bit of information does the author let us know about Multitudina
in opening paragraph? Do the Rat Queries.
More gross-out humor, what happens with the pets in the kitchen?
What is a hot toddy? |
Arachnids With Attitude, p97
Why have they enlisted the aid of Tarantella?
What is "revolted fascination"? Can you think of another example from your
own experience. |
A Warm Welcome, p. 101
What information does the author give us about the mobsters that fits the
stereotype?
Gross-out alert! What happens to two of the gangsters? |
The Hot Toddy Revisited, p105
What happens when they try to tell their mother about Damp? |
Tarantella Does the Biz, p. 110
Who finds Damp? |
A Gory Bit, p.114
In England a dessert is called a pudding. Tell what have all the pets done
to the mobsters in this chapter & why is it pudding? |
Chilled Attila, p. 118
What's the score now in Strega-Schloss vs Mobsters?
Was Mrs. MacLauchlan's reaction consistent with her character?
What does she do once she's untied? |
Something Wicked This Way Comes,
p. 123
Pandora tries to help Titus by shrinking the mobster's gun, but what
happens? |
A Pound of Flesh, p. 127
What is Lucifer's alibi while the mobster's are killing his family? |
You're Toast, p. 130
What is happening to the building the Luciano is in?
What does he do when he realizes he may not survive this? |
The Music of the Pipes,
p. 135
What happens in Titus' room?
Where is Damp now? |
The Revenge of the Hot Toddy, p.
141
The author puts another bit of humor in to lighten the mood - what is it? |
A Muffin-Scented Gale, p. 144
What do Titus & Pandora do?
What does Tarantella do at the end of the chapter? |
Endgame, p. 150
Where does Pandora end up?
What does she decide about using the disposable wand again? |
A Bit of a Mix-up, p. 156
What happens when Signora Strega-Borgia tries to get everyone back to
normal?
Why does the author throw this into the story? |
A simple Twist of Fate, p. 163
What happens to Lucifer during his operation? |
Sorted, p. 166
What evidence does the author give us to suggest that Mrs. McLachlin really
loves the family? |
The Taste of Summer,
p. 170
What is happening as the chapter opens?
Who unexpectedly shows up? What question does she ask? |
Swimming With the Crocodile, p.
175
What does Tock tell Pandora?
What feeling does the author leave you with about the family?
The final scene features the rat, Multitudina, what happens? |
