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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. Who does Karou suspect might be following her at first in Chapter 10?

2. What allows Akiva to harness magic more easily than other angels?

3. What does Mik play?

4. Who does Akiva meet on the bridge?

5. Where does Zuzana's performance take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Akiva's siblings fight him and Karou in Chapter 35?

2. What does Akiva tell Karou about chimaera that she does not want to hear?

3. What does Zuzana think of Akiva when she first meets him?

4. What does Akiva tell Karou about the price for wishes?

5. How does Karou first approach Akiva in Prague?

6. What strange experience does Karou have when she examines the black marks on Akiva's hands?

7. What does Brimstone leave for Karou after the portals are destroyed, and how does Karou use these?

8. Why is Karou unable to touch Akiva?

9. Where does Karou want to go to try to find Brimstone?

10. What is evanescence in the world of chimaera?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do the visual arts play in Karou's life? How does Karou feel about her own artistic works and abilities? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Taylor build and sustain suspense throughout this novel? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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