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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 Karou meet Izil?

2. What is the name of the bar where Karou and Zuzana often go for drinks and food?

3. What does Brimstone leave to Karou in his absence?

4. Who does Karou go to see to get a gavriel?

5. What does Karou smell in Chapter 17 all around her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Karou's best human friend, and what is a main tension in their relationship?

2. What does Karou use the portals for?

3. What does Karou find when she finally ventures into the secret passage Brimstone has always forbidden her to enter?

4. How does Karou get the ability to fly?

5. In what specific way has Kaz betrayed Karou in their relationship?

6. What is Karou's relationship with Brimstone like?

7. What are Karou's memories of Izil?

8. How does Karou get rid of her "K" tattoo that she had originally gotten for Kaz?

9. Who tries to startle Karou in Chapter 1, and how does she react?

10. What does Brimstone pay for teeth with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Taylor treat the theme of star-crossed or ill-fated lovers in this novel, and how does her treatment of this theme affect the reader's experience of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the language and descriptions Taylor uses throughout the novel around the topics of sex, desire, and romantic love.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Madrigal's and Akiva's origin stories about theirs, and each other's races. Why does Taylor include this passage in Karou's backstory?

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