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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. Where does Matthew have a faint scar?

2. What does Gast mention that is in Jesse's soul?

3. In Chapter 16, what is the scent of Cordelia's perfume?

4. From whom did Anna get a snuffbox that belonged to Magnus Bane?

5. When Jessamine and Lucie used to play hide-and-seek, where would Jessamine hide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the pithos do?

4. Why do James, Cordelia, Anna, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves go to the Shadow Market?

5. What did Belial do when Jesse was born?

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

7. Why does Grace never tell Jesse about the bracelet?

8. What does Emmanuel Gast tell Lucie about Jesse?

9. Who gives Thomas an alibi?

10. What happens when Matthew and Cordelia go to find Wayland the Smith?

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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