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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 will Raul fly in order to get Aenea away from the Pax soldiers?

2. Who has dreams that appear to be correct?

3. Who created the Shrike?

4. Whom does de Soya ask to stay with him at the Sphinx?

5. Who is successfully resurrected in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when de Soya awakens on the ship St. Thomas Akira?

2. Who is Martin Silenus?

3. What is the Swiss Guard?

4. What do Raul and his crew do during their week on the ship in Chapter 21?

5. Discuss the first resurrection of Father Captain de Soya.

6. Discuss Aenea and her crew's thoughts while on their ship in Chapter 19.

7. What does Raul find in an abandoned tower?

8. How does Raul escape execution?

9. What happens the second time Aenea and de Soya meet?

10. What happens when a priest visits Raul the day of his trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foils are used in the novel when Aenea is followed by De Soya and the Swiss Guard. Discuss the role of foils in the novel and the effect they have on Aenea as well as the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss theme. What is the theme of the novel and how does the novel fall into this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Heroism is shown when Raul is hired to protect Aenea. Discuss the idea of heroism and the way it is used in the novel

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