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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 purpose does Akiva say he was bred for?

2. What does Akiva discover that shocks him and makes him fall to his knees in Chapter 34?

3. Who is Akiva's father?

4. Where do Akiva and Karou decide to meet after the fight with the angels?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Akiva do when he first gets to Prague and finds Karou?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the one clue that Akiva uses to finally figure out Karou's identity?

7. Why is Chiro jealous of Madrigal?

8. Why is Karou unable to touch Akiva?

9. In Chapter 41, why is Karou upset with Akiva's manner when she meets him in Morocco?

10. How does Akiva feel about his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the chimaeran revenants represent in this novel? 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

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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