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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. In what part of his body is Akiva injured in battle?

2. What gesture did Karou make in front of Akiva in Morocco that likely saved her life?

3. What does Madrigal resolve to do right after her death?

4. Who is Madrigal's sister?

5. What do Karou and Akiva eat for breakfast in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 34, what secret about Karou does Akiva suddenly discover and understand?

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

4. How does Akiva feel about his father?

5. What does Akiva ask Karou to remember before she breaks the wishbone?

6. What feeling does Karou have about Akiva when she wakes up in her flat the first night he stays there?

7. In Chapter 38, what does Akiva tell his siblings about the battle of Bullfinch during his battle with his siblings?

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

9. In Chapter 40, what does Akiva contemplate doing with Karou's wishbone?

10. How does Karou first approach Akiva in Prague?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Taylor use the setting of Prague to set the reader's expectations and to set the story's tone? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does the tragic outcome of Izil's wish reveal about the nature of wishing, and the prices one must pay for wishes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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