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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 do the bars on Akiva's knuckles represent?

2. Who does Akiva try to get information about Karou from in Chapter 15?

3. What does Issa tell Karou in Chapter 11 about Brimstone?

4. Who is Karou's ex-boyfriend?

5. Who is the angel placing things on doorways in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Karou get the ability to fly?

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

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

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

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

7. What are Karou's memories of Izil?

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

9. What are most of Karou's drawings in her sketchbook of?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Karou's own attitude about her strengths and capabilities change after the inferno at Brimstone's shop? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Karou so lonely for much of the novel, and how does Taylor treat the theme of loneliness through Karou's experiences? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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