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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. Who hugs Vane when he enters the palace?

2. What does the interrupter become after abandoning Raven?

3. Who approaches Vane near the river bed?

4. What pushes Vane through a little door?

5. Why does Vane welcome the cold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam explain about sleep?

2. When Vane sees the Princess, what does she tell him when she first sees him and what does he think?

3. About what does Raven read from the mutilated book?

4. Why does Vane say he is unworthy to sleep in the chamber and what does he have to first do before sleeping?

5. What saves Vane from wolves and how do they influence Vane?

6. How does Lilith get her hand unclenched and what happens to her?

7. What does the Princess tell Vane after Vane bathes and eats?

8. Describe the Fugitive Mother, who is the one who pushes for an attack on the city.

9. Describe Vane's trek to buy Lililth's hand.

10. What happens to the white cat that interrupts Raven's reading?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of wisdom is woven throughout LILITH. Mr. Vane, who is a well-read and educated man acts foolishly numerous times in the other world that he reaches through the mirror. Discuss the following:

1. Define the concept of wisdom. Use both an acceptable source and then your own ideas of what you believe wisdom is.

2. Trace and analyze how Vane comes to find wisdom.

3. How important do you think being wise is? How important is it to you that you be wise? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Lilith, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Do you think it is harder to identify the plot in a fantasy novel than some others? Why or why not?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

4. The sub-title of the book Lilth is "A Romance." What is the plot that deals with a romance? Discuss the story as a "romance" and how it is structured.

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 1, "The Library," establishes that young Mr. Vane, an orphan and recent Oxford graduate, has an interest in the metaphysical. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term "metaphysical."

2. Discuss what elements of the metaphysical appear in Lilith, e. g.: What elements of Lilith seem outside the five senses? Give examples. What things that happen cannot be proved by normal scientific methods?

3. What challenges are there in reading a novel that is based in metaphysics?

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