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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 16, what is the main topic of conversation among Denis' friends on the trip to the city?

2. In chapter 17, who comes to Lissa's defense against Jill and Adrian after she kisses Aaron?

3. In chapter 15, who did Lissa want as her guardian in Rose's absence?

4. In chapter 14, who does Abe tell Rose that Rolan has already conceived a baby with?

5. In chapter 17, what does Rose discover is the unpromised dhampirs worst enemy in fights with Strigoi?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 4, why does Rose avoid touring Moscow even though she admires the architecture and wants to see more of the ancient city?

2. In chapter 17, what does Lissa do at Court that leaves those who know her feeling concerned about her behavior?

3. In chapter 1, who begins to follow Rose as she makes her way back to her hotel from the Nightingale?

4. In chapter 7, why does Rose not tell the Belikovs right away who she is and why she has come to Siberia? Why does Rose partially change her mind later in the chapter?

5. In chapter 15, what happens between Rose and Viktoria when Rolan breaks up with Viktoria? For what reason?

6. In chapter 1, why does Rose tell the reader she has been spending time in a Russian nightclub called the Nightingale?

7. In chapter 17, how does Rose find herself on the streets of Novosibirsk alone? Who confronts Rose?

8. In chapter 11, what dilemma does Rose find herself struggling with? For what reason?

9. In the prologue, how does Rose tell the reader Dimitri became a Strigoi?

10. In chapter 6, what does Rose use in order to defeat Strigoi in an old barn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Rose is fighting Galina, who comes to her rescue? For what reason? Why does Rose return to the library to stake Galina? Who asks her to do this? For what reason? How does Rose escape the house? What obstacle does Rose find herself in upon leaving the house? Who follows Rose from the house? For what reason? Why does Rose decide to go on the offensive while being chased through the woods? How does she do this? What is the result of this ambush?

Essay Topic 2

What does Rose tell Lissa about her reasons for going to Siberia? What does Rose tell Lissa was the result of her travels in Siberia? Does Rose hold back anything about her experiences in Siberia? For what reason? What have secrets between Rose and Lissa done to their relationship? How does this impact Rose's current feelings about Lissa? How have those secrets impacted Lissa's feelings for Rose? What promise does Rose make to Lissa at the end of this novel? What promise does Lissa make in return? What kind of danger might this leave both Rose and Lissa in?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Abe Mazur? Why has Sydney called Abe? What does Sydney tell Rose about Abe? What did Abe do to save Rose's life after she fought two Strigoi on a remote farm? Why did Abe take Rose to the Belikov home? How does Rose feel about waking in the Belikov home? Why does Rose hesitate to tell the Belikovs who she is and why she has come to Siberia? How does Dimitri's family react when Rose tells them about Dimitri becoming Strigoi? Why do the Moroi and dhampirs consider those turned into Strigoi to be dead?

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