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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 Sexton describe Foxglove's work?

2. Who does the Eremite tell when he senses someone coming closer?

3. What does Didi say no human has?

4. Where does the Eremite take blood from?

5. Where does Did tell Hettie to go while she looks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Didi fight against Sexton's reasoning that she is not Death?

2. What does Sexton's father do for a living?

3. How does Sexton try to prove that Didi is not Death?

4. What does Didi apologize to Sexton for?

5. What does Sexton say to the record producer?

6. What strange thing happens when Didi takes a cab to the club?

7. What does the Eremite do to help Theo know who Didi is?

8. What does Didi do just after leaving her apartment?

9. What does Foxglove sing about?

10. What does the girl with the gloves say her 'friend' felt when she woke up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

There were a number of magical elements in this book. What are some of these elements, and how did they shape the setting of this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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