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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 weapons does Akiva have in Chapter 14?

2. What does Izil call Karou?

3. What are mysterious winged visitors placing on doorways all over the world in Chapter 7?

4. What does Brimstone wear on a chain?

5. Where does Karou stop on her way home in Chapter 24 to buy Zuzana a special present?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karou use the portals for?

2. Why does Akiva hesitate in his fight with Karou?

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

4. What errands does Karou routinely run for Brimstone?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Razgut address Akiva?

6. What does Brimstone tell Karou she will do one day that she denies will ever happen?

7. In Chapter 2, how does Kaz try to rattle Karou in front of everyone?

8. What does Brimstone do when he finds Karou among the chimaera bodies in Chapter 19?

9. How does Akiva find out where Karou is really from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Madrigal's dilemma in being Thiago's "chosen" one signify? What price does Madrigal pay for not going along with what is supposed to be her destiny? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Several major characters in the novel experience bitterness and resentment about the circumstances of their birth and upbringings. Write an essay exploring Taylor's treatment of the topics of bitterness, resentment, anger, and regret, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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