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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 1, what color dress does Cordelia wear to the sledding party?

2. How many ghosts drowned in the Thames rose at Lucie's command in the past?

3. How old was James when Grace Blackthorn entrusted him with a silver bracelet?

4. What rune does the killer take in "London: Finch Lane"?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Christopher say that he had a nice chat with Filomena about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What power does Grace receive in 1897?

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

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

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

5. How is Cordelia's bedroom furnished in the house she shares with James?

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

7. What problems has Cordelia been having with her sword, Cortana?

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

9. In Chapter 11, why does Elias come to speak to James, and how does James respond?

10. What power does Lucie have, and how has she tried to use it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elias visits James in Chapter 11. Why does Elias visit James? How does Elias threaten to blackmail James? Does James allow himself to be blackmailed?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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