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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. Penryn describes the houses outside of town that she and Raffe ransack for food as being largely hidden behind what kind of trees in Chapter 13?

3. The photographs in the CEO’s office where Penryn has put the wounded angel are described as black and white pictures of what setting in Chapter 6?

4. Next to the half-eaten family, Penryn discovers a bouquet of what wild sprigs in Chapter 12?

5. What does Obi tell Penryn and Raffe his men intend to do with the cannibals once they catch them in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impressions do the camp soldiers express of Raffe and Penryn in Chapter 16?

2. How does Penryn describe the setting of the novel in Chapter 1? What is she doing as the novel opens?

3. What conversation takes place between Penryn and the wounded angel in Chapter 6?

4. How are the dead bodies described that Penryn and Raffe encounter in Chapter 12? What other items are found nearby?

5. How are the angels described in Chapter 3? What are they doing when Penryn’s family encounters them?

6. What does Penryn learn about the wounded angel in Chapter 10?

7. What does Penryn do with the angel’s sword in Chapter 4? Why?

8. What does Obadiah tell Penryn and Raffe about the resistance movement in Chapter 18?

9. What information does Penryn learn about angel swords in Chapter 11?

10. Where does Penryn take the wounded angel in Chapter 6? How is this setting described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative point of view from which Angelfall is related. Is the story told from first, second, or third person perspective? Is the story related in the present or past tense? What effect does this narrative style have on you as a reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of hope and heroism in Angelfall. How are these themes developed through the characters of Penryn, Raffe, and Obadiah West? What symbolism in the novel relates to these themes? What imagery relates to these themes?

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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