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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. In chapter 2, who is with Lissa when Rose visits Lissa through their mental bond, apparently drunk?

2. In chapter 6, what does Rose say to the hotel clerk as she races out of the motel seconds in front of Dimitri?

3. In chapter 9, for what reason does Angeline say she does not believe Rose can be a great Strigoi killer?

4. In chapter 18, how does Dimitri feel after witnessing Sonya's staking?

5. In chapter 14, who attends the nominations for the monarch candidates?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 5, how does Rose end up in a mall? What does Rose use as a disguise in this mall?

2. With whom do Rose and Dimitri meet in a McDonald's parking lot? How does Rose think this meeting came about?

3. What do Alchemists do for the Keepers that makes Sydney concerned that they might be spotted by other Alchemists? What problem might this cause?

4. What does Rose dislike about the clothing Sydney has purchased and brought for Rose? For what reason?

5. In chapter 18, what does Robert Doru do to Sonya Karp in order to encourage her to tell them what they need to do?

6. What does Dimitri learn in chapter 13 about the location of Sonya Karp? How does Rose respond to this news?

7. Who is Dimitri Belikov? What happened to him in the previous novel?

8. In chapter 4, Rose feels guilty when she is forced to attack guardians she knows. Why does Rose attack these guardians and why does she feel guilty?

9. In chapter 10, what does Victor suggest Rose have Lissa due in order to buy them time to find out who really killed Tatiana? How will this delay Rose's fate?

10. What warning does Victor make to Rose about Sonya Karp in chapter 18? Why does this warning frighten Sydney?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following in an essay using quotes from the novel to support your conclusion:

1) Metaphor

2) Symbolism

3) Objects

Essay Topic 2

Why does Dimitri have such a violent reaction when he kills Strigoi? What does Dimitri hope will be the result of these killings? How does Rose help Dimitri calm after this episode? How does this mark a change in Dimitri's attitude toward Rose? What happened to Dimitri to fill him with so much guilt and self-loathing? Why has Dimitri pushed Rose away? After this episode, what seems to have changed in Dimitri's behavior as compared to earlier in the novel? How does Dimitri appear to continue changing when Sonya Karp is healed from her Strigoi condition?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Love

2) Guilt

3) Friendship

4) False Accusations

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