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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. What does Cordelia read to James in Chapter 16?

2. After using the Mortal Sword to test Thomas, from what Shakespearean play does Will say a quote?

3. In Chapter 17, what time did it start to rain?

4. In Chapter 21, who comes and takes the pithos from Christopher?

5. In Chapter 17, which Silent Brother comes with a message for Cordelia?

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. What bargain does Lucie make with Malcolm Fade?

4. What does the pithos do?

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

6. What does Magnus say about the pithos?

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

8. What does Emmanuel Gast tell Lucie about Jesse?

9. Why is Matthew sad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James and Cordelia have a marriage of convenience. What is a marriage of convenience? Why is their marriage considered to be a marriage of convenience?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does the author use chapter titles in the novel?

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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