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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 has Karou done to Svetla that was in a mean spirit?

2. What does Akiva tell Karou about her hamsas?

3. What feature of Akiva's hair does Karou notice in Chapter 29?

4. What feeling does Kaz feel in Chapter 28 when he sees Karou with Akiva?

5. Where do Akiva and Karou eat breakfast together in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Akiva tell Karou about his reasons for coming to find her in Prague?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Karou unable to touch Akiva?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Akiva teach Karou about the nature of magic, wishing, and their price? What does Karou begin to realize as she gets to know Akiva better about Brimstone's reasons for keeping her so in the dark about the world of chimaera and angels? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Madrigal's and Akiva's origin stories about theirs, and each other's races. Why does Taylor include this passage in Karou's backstory?

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