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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. When Zachary is at the party in the ballroom, what type of ink is used on a note he is given?

2. What color hair does Kat remember that the woman had who told her about the Owl King?

3. As Dorian sails with Eleanor, what patterns are the stalactites carved into?

4. When Mirabel and Zachary are at the old Harbor and the owls come, how many times has Zachary seen a real owl before?

5. What are the mice made from in the inn that Dorian visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Kitchen respond when Zachary asks if everything he is experiencing is real?

2. What does the Mirabel carved from ice do after Zachary finishes telling stories?

3. What does Simon look like when Zachary is rescued by him?

4. Why does Dorian sit crying on the stone shore at the edge of the Starless Sea in Book 6?

5. What painting is Dorian looking at when Zachary finds him in Book 4?

6. Where does Zachary find himself in the chapter beginning on page 404 and who does he see?

7. What happens to Allegra and Dorian in Book 4?

8. Why does Dorian think people came to the Harbor?

9. When does Kat remember hearing about the Owl King before?

10. How does Dorian bring Zachary back to life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What insights do readers gain from flashbacks in this novel? How do the flashbacks impact the narrative and develop characters?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying a book. What is the genre or genres of the novel? Support your chosen genre with evidence from the book.

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