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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angel does Penryn describe seeing gunned down from “the pile of rubble that was Jerusalem” on television in Chapter 2?
(a) Raffe.
(b) Michael.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Gabriel.

2. What name does Penryn call the angel that cuts off the snowy-winged angel’s wings in Chapter 3?
(a) Night Giant.
(b) Michael.
(c) The Politician.
(d) Uriel.

3. The angel’s sword that Penryn spies by the car where she hides in Chapter 3 is described as having a blade that is how long?
(a) 4 feet long.
(b) 2 feet long.
(c) 3 feet long.
(d) 1 foot long.

4. How many flights of stairs does Penryn carry her sister down when they leave their condo in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What is the name of the man that Penryn says was their neighbor until a week ago in Chapter 5?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) James.
(d) Justin.

6. Next to the half-eaten family, Penryn discovers a bouquet of what wild sprigs in Chapter 12?
(a) Juniper and hyssop.
(b) Pansies and orchids.
(c) Daisies and roses.
(d) Rosemary and sage.

7. Who explains that most of the dogs at the camp are former pets in Chapter 18?
(a) Micah.
(b) Dolores.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Anita.

8. When Penryn and Raffe find the half-eaten family, Penryn suggests they get out of their surroundings: “We’re in an open field, and I feel as nervous as a field mouse looking at” what?
(a) "The mouth of a lion."
(b) "A sky full of hawks."
(c) "A cat’s mouth."
(d) "A sky full of eagles."

9. What sound does Penryn hear that informs her the dogs have caught up with Raffe in Chapter 14?
(a) The sound of the dogs tearing him apart.
(b) The sound of a shotgun.
(c) A dog yelping in pain.
(d) Raffe screaming for help.

10. What are the men wearing that follow the dogs in Chapter 14?
(a) White uniforms.
(b) Green uniforms.
(c) Black uniforms.
(d) Camouflage uniforms.

11. Penryn says in Chapter 10, “Giving him a name makes it sound like we’re somehow on the same side, which we can never be. It’s like acknowledging that we could become friends. But that’s not possible. It’s pointless to make friends with” what?
(a) "Your enemy."
(b) "A demon."
(c) "An angel."
(d) "Your executioner."

12. Where does Penryn put the angel’s sword when she takes him from the scene of his attack and runs off into the night in Chapter 5?
(a) On the angel's lap.
(b) The seat pocket of the wheelchair.
(c) In her backpack.
(d) Inside of a hole in a willow tree.

13. Where does Penryn describe seeing television footage of angels “plucking a military helicopter out of the sky and tossing it into” the crowd in Chapter 2?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Beijing.

14. What phrase does Penryn decide is an oxymoron as she fights the wingless angel in Chapter 8?
(a) "Personal victory."
(b) "Sympathetic shoulder."
(c) "Angel of mercy."
(d) "Jumbo shrimp."

15. Where does Penryn hide her pack and the angel wings as she watches the men take Raffe into the camp in Chapter 15?
(a) In the top branches of a tree.
(b) By a rock in the river.
(c) Under a rug.
(d) In a tree hollow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What California region does Penryn live in with her mother and sister in the beginning of the novel?

2. How old is Penryn’s sister Paige?

3. What color is Penryn’s hair described as in Chapter 15?

4. What duty at the camp is Penryn given in Chapter 18?

5. What is the name on the company sign at the office building where Penryn hides with the wounded angel in Chapter 6?

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