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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 does Raffe tell Penryn after kissing her in Chapter 28?
2. By what name does Raffe address the albino angel in the bathroom in Chapter 31?
3. What are the crowds by the gates doing as women are admitted or turned away by the entrance guards in Chapter 27?
4. When did the Great Earthquake hit San Francisco and cause massive devastation from the fires that broke out as a result?
5. Of whom does Penryn say in Chapter 32 that if he had seen the vision of the angels flying in the circular corridor “with the sun streaming down from the glass dome, he'd have fallen to his knees and painted 'til he was blind”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the setting of the forest described as Penryn travels through it in Chapter 22?
2. What angel does Raffe watch in Chapter 29? What does he ask Penryn do to?
3. Who attacks Penryn in Chapter 38? How does Penryn react?
4. What does Paige do to the angel that attacks Penryn in Chapter 39?
5. Where do Penryn and Raffe find a vehicle to drive in Chapter 26? Whom do they encounter in this setting?
6. Where does Penryn encounter Paige in Chapter 37? How is Paige described?
7. How are the hybrid creatures in the glass tubes described in Chapter 36?
8. What information does Raffe relate to Penryn of the Watchers and the Nephilim in Chapter 25?
9. How does Penryn communicate with the Tweedle brother in Chapter 34? What does she learn from him?
10. Describe the chaos at the camp in Chapter 21. Where do Penryn and Raffe go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Obadiah West in Angelfall. How old is Obadiah? What are Penryn’s expectations of this character? How are Penryn’s perceptions of Obadiah different than those of Raffe? 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
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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