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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 Brimstone collect that Karou often goes to pick up for him?

2. What does Karou bring back for Brimstone in Chapter 6?

3. What did Kaz tell all his friends in the past that humiliated Karou?

4. What are the beads around Karou's neck called?

5. What is the kind of wish called that requires someone to remove all of his or her own teeth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is torturing Izil?

5. What does Brimstone pay for teeth with?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why is it so significant - and touching - to Karou to discover that Brimstone specifically wanted her to have a childhood that was completely detached from the legacy of the chimaera/angel wars? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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