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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. How old was Cordelia when James had the fever and she read to him?

2. What color is Cordelia's wedding dress?

3. Over how many months have Lucie and Grace been burying the unsuccessful results of their experimentation in Chapter 1?

4. What is one of Lilith's symbols that has been used to decorate the Hell Ruelle in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Anna take Ariadne in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demon approaches after the party at the Wentworth's, and how is it dispatched?

2. Who meets Grace in the drawing room on the day of Cordelia and James's wedding?

3. How does James describe Cordelia when he sees her as she is about to walk down the aisle to him?

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

5. What does James give Cordelia for their two-week anniversary, and why?

6. What becomes of Jesse after he dies?

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

8. Why does it take Elias so long to return from the Basilias?

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

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

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

Elias returns home after a time in a sanitarium. How do Cordelia and Alastair feel when their father returns home? Why is it difficult for them to reconcile with their father? How does their hesitation to welcome him prevent them from reconciling with him?

Essay Topic 3

Matthew and Cordelia both understand unrequited love. Why do Matthew and Cordelia both understand unrequited love?

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