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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. In Chapter 26, Penryn describes the “end of the world when a box of crackers is worth more than” what?
2. What has the man arrived to deliver when he’s being berated by the angel scientist in Chapter 36?
3. In Chapter 23, Penryn dreams about fighting with the woman at the camp. What comes pouring down on her and the fighting woman in the dream?
4. Penryn says in Chapter 25 that what highway is a main artery into San Francisco, and the location where Penryn first hears a working truck in the novel?
5. What weapon does Penryn bring with her when she leaves the hotel room with the Tweedle brother in Chapter 34?
Short Essay Questions
1. What angel does Raffe watch in Chapter 29? What does he ask Penryn do to?
2. What does Paige do to the angel that attacks Penryn in Chapter 39?
3. How are the hybrid creatures in the glass tubes described in Chapter 36?
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 information does Penryn learn as she listens to Raffe and Josiah in Chapter 31?
6. Where does Penryn encounter Paige in Chapter 37? How is Paige described?
7. What gory scene do Raffe and Penryn encounter in Chapter 24? How does Penryn react?
8. How does Raffe explain his religious views in Chapter 33?
9. Who attacks Penryn in Chapter 38? How does Penryn react?
10. Where does Raffe leave Penryn in Chapter 21? What does Penryn do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Penryn’s discovery of the creatures in the glass tubes in Chapters 35 through 37. What do you think these creatures represent symbolically in the novel? How does Penryn respond to their appearance? How do these creatures explain the prior events of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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