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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. When did the Great Earthquake hit San Francisco and cause massive devastation from the fires that broke out as a result?
2. The angel Laylah is described by Penryn in Chapter 32 as looking like the mold for what mythological goddess?
3. As Penryn changes clothes in the SUV and looks out at the people around the car, she notes, “Funny I still think of men like that as homeless even though none of us have homes anymore. They were probably South of Market hipsters back in the day. The day being” when?
4. What does Penryn use to break open the glass feeding tubes with the human victims and the creatures in them in Chapter 40?
5. Penryn compares her mother to what animal in Chapter 24?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Paige do to the angel that attacks Penryn in Chapter 39?
2. How is the setting of the forest described as Penryn travels through it in Chapter 22?
3. Where do Penryn and Raffe find a vehicle to drive in Chapter 26? Whom do they encounter in this setting?
4. Where does Raffe leave Penryn in Chapter 21? What does Penryn do?
5. Where does the Tweedle brother take Penryn in Chapter 34?
6. Why does Raffe solicit Josiah’s help in Chapter 31? How does Josiah respond?
7. What information does Penryn learn as she listens to Raffe and Josiah in Chapter 31?
8. How does Raffe explain his religious views in Chapter 33?
9. What is Penryn’s reaction to the information she’s learned through Josiah and Raffe’s conversation in Chapter 32?
10. How is the reunion of Penryn’s family described in Chapter 40?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Raffe in the novel. What does Raffe look like? How powerful is he? Why does Penryn find it difficult to trust Raffe? How does Raffe’ character evolve throughout the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the Watchers and the Nephilim described in Raffe’s “history lesson” in Chapters 25 and 26. How are these creatures described? What literary or Biblical allusion is used in Raffe’s depictions? What happened to the Watchers?
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