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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 13, for what reason does Rose give for Dimitri's disapproval of her showing Joshua attention?

2. In chapter 5, what does Dimitri insist Rose must do when he realizes they are being followed?

3. In chapter 15, what does Dimitri focus on to remind himself of the beauty in life?

4. In chapter 12, what kind of relationship does Joshua want with Rose?

5. In chapter 10, how does Rose think Lissa will react to the idea of being nominated for queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose open herself to see ghost in her jail cell? Does she get the response she had hoped for?

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

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

4. What does Dimitri do in order to find out where Sonya Karp is? How does this impact him emotionally?

5. 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?

6. How does Dimitri react to the Strigoi he and Rose are forced to fight to get the information they need about Sonya Karp? Why?

7. What is the nature of the bond between Rose and Lissa? How can Rose be blocked from the bond?

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

9. What is Lissa's role to be in the funeral for Tatiana?

10. Who is Ambrose? Why does Lissa suggest they talk to him as she and her friends begin investigating the murder of Tatiana?

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 conclusions:

1) Moroi government laws that prevent Lissa from taking her rightful place on the council

2) The impact of another Dragomir sibling on Lissa's future

3) The traditions of the Keepers as compared to those of the Moroi

Essay Topic 2

What is Mikhail's relationship with Sonya Karp? How does Mikhail react when he sees Sonya for the first time after her healing from her Strigoi form? Why is Mikhail not surprised by her return to a Moroi form? What did Mikhail do when Sonya first became Strigoi? For what reason? How did this impact Mikhail's career as a guardian? For what reason has Mikhail decided to help Rose? What has Mikhail done to help Rose? How does Mikhail help Rose to prove the identity of the real killer?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Ian? What is his relationship to Sydney? Why does Lissa think Ian knows something about the Moroi who attacked her and was killed by Eddie? Why would a Moroi attack another Moroi? Is this common in Moroi society? Why is Eddie arrested after killing the Moroi? Was Eddie acting properly, or did he do something illegal? Why does Rose decide she needs to talk to Ian about what he knows about the Moroi man? Who does Ian identify the Moroi man as being?

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