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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. At the end of Chapter 7, what was the third smell component of Ethereum that Hazel realized just before she fell asleep?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where does Lady Sinnett want to go with Hazel?

3. What did Dr. Beecham invent to help him see much more clearly during the surgery?

4. What does Hazel want to do as a profession?

5. Who was Jack going to ask out for a pint after the performance at Le Grand Leon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what did Bernard offer Hazel as an activity when he came to visit her? What was Hazel's response?

2. In Chapter 9, What was Jack's memory of how he learned about resurrection men?

3. Why did Hazel want to stay behind when her mother and Percy left for Bath? How did she manage to stay behind?

4. When was the first time readers see Hazel healing someone? What did she do?

5. In Chapter 8, Where did Hazel go with her mother? What did they do?

6. In Chapter 17, Who did Hazel run into after her meeting with Dr. Beecham III

7. What was the premise of the play that Hazel and her mother went to see at Le Grand Leon?

8. What were the circumstances regarding Hazel's dismissal from anatomy classes?

9. What was the innovation that Dr. Beecham III used in the live surgery demonstration to make his patient unconscious and remove the potential for pain?

10. What are the circumstances, mentioned in the excerpt before Chapter 5, surrounding Dr. Beecham's later years and subsequent death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about what you liked about the book. What were some story elements that you particularly enjoyed? Who was your favorite character and why? What did you think of the author's writing style?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring what struck you as the differences between 1800's Scotland and the modern U.S. Think about the difference in opportunity, the different hardships, the difference or similarities around wealth and poverty, and social and gender roles.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Hazel is going to join Jack in New York? What do you think her reasons would be for going? What her reasons be for staying in Scotland?

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