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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 many years had Warren been at sea?

2. To what port town does Nighthand offer to take Christopher and Mal?

3. How many times does Mal roll up the sleeves of her coat?

4. Which of the following does Leonor offer Mal?

5. Mal and Christopher flee Adam through a field of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what circumstances can Mal fly?

2. Why does Frank choose the portrait he does to hide his safe behind?

3. How is the behavior of the kraken explained?

4. Why does Mal note she cannot remain outside the Archipelago?

5. Why are Mal and Christopher prevented from entering the Senate?

6. In the novel, what is a bridgi?

7. Why is Christopher sent to Scotland?

8. What are voulay drops?

9. Why, per the novel, does a person need the kind of friendship that emerges between Mal and Christopher?

10. What is Frank’s job as guardian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Impossible Creatures on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What character is the protagonist of Impossible Creatures? How does the novel support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

To what extent is the Immortal a Christ-figure? Explain, based on your reading.

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