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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. Where is Brighton at the beginning of Chapter 24?

2. In Chapter 21, what is the name of the acolyte that Maribelle and Atlas question?

3. Who does Emil call around 6 in Chapter 30?

4. In Chapter 25, where does Wesley wish to go?

5. Where has Brighton locked himself into in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Brighton releases the Spell Walkers of New York?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Brighton do in Luna's lab?

3. In Chapter 25, what does Emil think are the chances the Spell Walkers will win the war?

4. What does Ness say about Luna and her plans in Chapter 25?

5. Why does Ness hate his father?

6. Who tries to stop Ness in Chapter 20, and how does Ness save himself?

7. What jobs do Dione, Stanton, and June have?

8. How does Emil escape the Blood Casters in Chapter 26?

9. What do Maribelle and Atlas learn from an acolyte in Chapter 21?

10. In Chapter 33, what is Emil's condition when he wakes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Emil struggles with his new identity. How do specters usually gain their powers? Why would Emil never gain his power in that manner? Why does Emil struggle with his new identity as a specter?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not science fiction?

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