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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. After Cordelia stabbed Belial, how long did Jem believe that it would take Belial to returnf?

2. In Chapter 8, who is able to fire the gun?

3. In Chapter 12, how long has Annabel Blackthorn been dead?

4. How much older than Grace was Jesse?

5. What does Alastair think his father needed 5,000 pounds for?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what news does Matthew bring?

2. What does the mermaid look like that Thomas arranges to come to James's bachelor party?

3. When Tatiana tries to get Grace to influence James, what happens?

4. How did Grace come to live with Tatiana Blackthorn?

5. In Chapter 10, why does Thomas come to James and Cordelia to ask them to go with him to learn about the young girl stabbed and killed?

6. What does James dream in Chapter 12, and who does he realize is dead?

7. What is the carriage like that Tessa and Will give James and Cordelia as a wedding gift?

8. How does Cordelia compare the way that Matthew drinks to the way that her father drinks?

9. Where and with whom does Cordelia spend the night before her wedding, and why does James not escort her?

10. What scene does Elias make at Cordelia's wedding, and how is his disgrace handled?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Grace was adopted by Tatiana. What type of relationship do Grace and Tatiana have? Does Tatiana exploit Grace?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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