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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. How does Karou feel immediately after breaking the wishbone?

2. What is Madrigal's last name?

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

4. What does Karou feel is wrong in Chapter 26?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Akiva feel about his father?

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

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

5. Why is Karou unable to touch Akiva?

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

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

8. What is evanescence in the world of chimaera?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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