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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. Whom does Aenea believe has sent something to kill her?

2. What is waiting in Chapter 52 to go through the portal to God's Grove?

3. What does de Soya face in Chapter 39?

4. Who/what does de Soya hope was not the church's creature?

5. Who colonizes the desert world of Qom-Riyadh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Aenea and her crew's travel down the river.

2. What does Bettik have a dream about?

3. Where do Aenea and her crew find themselves in Chapter 29?

4. What are Aenea's thoughts on the Shrike in Chapter 30?

5. What theory does Aenea reveal in Chapter 52?

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

7. Discuss the trap Nemes sets for Aenea.

8. What happens when de Soya tours the Vatican?

9. What happens when Raul is forced to pretend to be a fisherman?

10. What occurs when Raul is pulled by the forceful current under the ice wall that blocks the path of him and his crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The church plays a key role in the novel. What role does the church have in the story? What does the church stand for? Give three examples as to what is important to the church in the story.

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

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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