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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom does Penryn say in Chapter 32 that if he had seen the vision of the angels flying in the circular corridor “with the sun streaming down from the glass dome, he'd have fallen to his knees and painted 'til he was blind”?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci.
(d) Picasso.

2. Penryn says of the women and angels in the club in Chapter 31, “The angels seem more interested in socializing with one another than with the women. Despite their best efforts, the women are being treated like” what?
(a) "Money used to barter for favors."
(b) "Golf caddies to rich aristocrats."
(c) "Sisters and mothers."
(d) "Fashion accessories to the angels' costumes."

3. What color eyes does Penryn describe the white-suited angel whom she’s trying to get to the bathroom as having in Chapter 31?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

4. After changing clothes, Penryn drives through the crowd on what street as she makes her way toward the aerie in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Haight Street.
(b) Skyline Boulevard.
(c) Page Mill.
(d) Montgomery Street.

5. Penryn compares her mother to what animal in Chapter 24?
(a) A wounded feral cat.
(b) A frightened rabbit.
(c) A battered squirrel.
(d) A lost coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. The angel Laylah is described by Penryn in Chapter 32 as looking like the mold for what mythological goddess?

2. What has the man arrived to deliver when he’s being berated by the angel scientist in Chapter 36?

3. What kind of uniform does the Tweedle brother bring to Penryn to wear in Chapter 34?

4. What does the albino angel say Laylah’s position is in Chapter 31?

5. Of the ragged people that leer at the car while Penryn drives in Chapter 26, she says, “The way they stare, the way they hide, the way their furtive, dirty faces peer at us with burning curiosity brings to mind the hated word.” What is this word?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Penryn first encounter the Politician in Chapter 30? How is this character described?

2. How is the reunion of Penryn’s family described in Chapter 40?

3. What information does Penryn learn as she listens to Raffe and Josiah in Chapter 31?

4. How is the setting of the interior of the aerie described in Chapter 28? What do Penryn and Raffe do upon entering?

5. What angel does Raffe watch in Chapter 29? What does he ask Penryn do to?

6. How does Penryn communicate with the Tweedle brother in Chapter 34? What does she learn from him?

7. What is Penryn’s reaction to the information she’s learned through Josiah and Raffe’s conversation in Chapter 32?

8. Why does Raffe solicit Josiah’s help in Chapter 31? How does Josiah respond?

9. Where do Penryn and Raffe find a vehicle to drive in Chapter 26? Whom do they encounter in this setting?

10. How is the setting of the financial district described in Chapter 27?

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