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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 kind of knives is Penryn hiding in her boots and her sister’s wheelchair pockets in Chapter 1?
2. What is sewn into Paige’s pants “for protection against evil” in Chapter 4?
3. How many flights of stairs does Penryn carry her sister down when they leave their condo in Chapter 1?
4. What phrase does Penryn decide is an oxymoron as she fights the wingless angel in Chapter 8?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the angels described in Chapter 3? What are they doing when Penryn’s family encounters them?
2. How does Raffe help Penryn escape the dogs in Chapter 14? How is Raffe captured?
3. What does Obadiah West say the resistance’s objective is in attacking the angels in Chapter 17?
4. How is the outdoor setting described in Chapter 2? What objects fall from the sky in this chapter?
5. What does Penryn do with the wounded angel at the end of Chapter 5? Why?
6. What does Obadiah tell Penryn and Raffe about the resistance movement in Chapter 18?
7. What impressions do the camp soldiers express of Raffe and Penryn in Chapter 16?
8. What does Penryn do with the angel’s sword in Chapter 4? Why?
9. Where do Raffe and Penryn travel in Chapter 13? How is the setting described?
10. How does the angel attack Penryn in Chapter 8? How does Penryn respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of good versus evil in Angelfall. How is this theme developed through the characters of Penryn, Raffe, Paige, and Paige’s mother? Which side do you think is the victor in this battle? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Penryn’s response to the abduction of her sister Paige in the beginning of the novel. Given the supreme power that has been illustrated by the angels, why is Penryn determined that she will even be capable of finding, much less rescuing her sister? How far does Penryn’s determination take her?
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