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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 21, what does Hypatia complain that the gnomes have overcharged her for?

2. In Chapter 20, what does James find to eat in the kitchen?

3. What does Cordelia read to James in Chapter 16?

4. Where does Cordelia scratch Belial in Chapter 24?

5. In 1899, what did Tatiana tell Grace to use her power to get from a shopkeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucie find when she goes to Jesse's coffin?

2. What did Tatiana do when Grace could not work her power on James?

3. Who gives Thomas an alibi?

4. What bargain does Lucie make with Malcolm Fade?

5. Why is Matthew sad?

6. What does Magnus say about the pithos?

7. Who accosts Lucie, and how does Jesse help?

8. What does the pithos do?

9. In Chapter 19, what has been provided for Thomas and Alastair's comfort in the Sanctuary?

10. What does the courtyard look like in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alastair has a troubled relationship with his father. Why does Alastair have a troubled relationship with his father? Why does he have mixed feelings about his father?

Essay Topic 2

Grace is given a power. What power is Grace given? What does her mother expect her to do with her power? What are the limitations of her power?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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