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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 appears to fight Nemes in Chapter 54?

2. Who is returned to Pacem to face the Sacred Congregation of Universal Inquisition?

3. What world do Aenea and Raul learn they are in Chapter 31?

4. What does de Soya have just enough time to do before death?

5. Who experiences unexplained sharp pain and fever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raul do when he finds a fishing platform?

2. What plan does de Soya reveal in Chapter 37?

3. Discuss the inner workings of the Raphael.

4. What does Father Glaucus explain to Aenea and her party about the Chitchatuk?

5. What theory does Aenea reveal in Chapter 52?

6. Discuss the deaths that Nemes causes in Chapter 47.

7. What does the Pope see in his vision?

8. Discuss the trap Nemes sets for Aenea.

9. What happens when de Soya tours the Vatican?

10. What happens when Aenea leaves Sol Draconi Septem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Poetry holds a focus in the novel involving the John Keats poem, Endymion. What does this poem represent? What connection does the poem have to Raul?

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