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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 road does Penryn plan to take into San Francisco in order to avoid highly populated areas as long as possible in Chapter 13?
2. About how old is the girl in the first family that Penryn and Raffe find lying in a pool of blood as they walk near the freeway in the beginning of Chapter 12?
3. How many flights of stairs does Penryn carry her sister down when they leave their condo in Chapter 1?
4. When Raffe says in Chapter 13, “I never kid about my demigod status,” Penryn responds by telling him, “You are nothing but” what?
5. The leader of the people who have captured Penryn and Raffe in Chapter 16 “We figured someone else was carrying the matching half of the supplies. Although, frankly, I wasn't expecting a rescue attempt. And certainly not” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Obadiah explain the reaction of the soldiers during Penryn’s fight with Boden in Chapter 19?
2. How are the angels described in Chapter 3? What are they doing when Penryn’s family encounters them?
3. Where do Raffe and Penryn travel in Chapter 13? How is the setting described?
4. How does Penryn go about engaging Anita in a fight in Chapter 20? How does the fight end?
5. Where does Penryn take the wounded angel in Chapter 6? How is this setting described?
6. What impressions do the camp soldiers express of Raffe and Penryn in Chapter 16?
7. What do Penryn and her mother carry downstairs from their condo in Chapter 1? What is their plan for traveling?
8. Who solicits Penryn to start a fight with Anita at the camp in Chapter 19? Why?
9. What does Penryn do after Paige is abducted in Chapter 5? What does Paige say about the angel parts?
10. What information does Penryn learn about angel swords in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Tweedledee and Tweedledum in the novel as well as the author’s use of literary allusion in Angelfall. From what prior literary work do the names Tweedledee and Tweedledum come? What other characters in the story have names that are literary allusions? What purpose do these allusions serve?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the gender roles and gender expectations presented in Angelfall. In what ways is Penryn expected to fulfill traditional “female roles” in the story? How does Penryn stand out amongst these expectations? How are the male roles different in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Laylah in the novel. How is Laylah’s appearance described? What is her history with Raffe, based on their interactions? Is Laylah a protagonist or antagonist in the narrative? Why?
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