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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 was Isabella doing after the show?

2. Why did Dr. Straine refuse to teach Hazel?

3. What did Dr. Beecham amputate from Mr. Butcher?

4. Who did Hazel bump into after her talk with Dr. Beecham III?

5. How did Roman fever get its name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hazel unafraid of Roman fever?

2. What were Davey and Munro doing in the kirkyard (graveyard) during the opening scene of the book? Why were they doing it?

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

4. What was the lesson that Hazel thought the play was trying to preach?

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

6. What was Dr. Straine's reason for dismissing Hazel from anatomy classes?

7. 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?

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

9. In Chapter 9, what does Jack spend a whole month's paycheck on? Who was it for and why did he buy it?

10. What “performance” did Hazel want to see? How did she end up getting in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is essentially about Hazel. Is there another character that you'd like read a story about? What about that character would make you interested in reading a story that was mostly about them?

Essay Topic 2

The paradox of the ship of Theseus concerns identity. It is about self-identity and how others perceive a person or a thing. Write an essay exploring how this paradox applies to Dr. Beecham. Explore how Beecham changed as a result of becoming immortal and assuming another identity. The original Dr. Beecham seemed to be a man who thought it was important to protect and heal humanity. How is that different from Dr. Beecham III's view? When and why do you think Dr. Beecham's views on humanity and power and purpose changed?

Essay Topic 3

Lady Sinnett, Hazel's mother shows her love for Hazel and for Percy in very different ways. What are the ways that the reader can tell that Lady Sinnet loves and cares about Hazel and her future well-being? Is Lady Sinnett's love for Percy healthy? Do you think it would have been supportive to Hazel if Lady Sinnet had paid more attention to her? Do you think Hazel would still have been able to treat all those people, find out about Dr. Beecham's secret and save Jack?

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