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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 approaches Vane near the river bed?

2. Who hugs Vane when he enters the palace?

3. Whose brain has Vane been inside?

4. Where does the Princess wait?

5. What does Vane fear as he bathes and eats at the palace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Vane told when he seems to wake up and goes outside to find the desert alive with streams and ponds?

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

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

5. What does Lilith do in the desert and what does she demand?

6. Describe the garret and mirror.

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

8. Describe Vane.

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

10. Who pushes for an attack on the city and what is Vane's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In chapter 4, when Vane objects to not being treated as a free agent, Raven claims that once he chooses to be free, he will be free, and adds that Vane is just beginning to become an individual. Likewise, one can only make a fool of oneself. Such riddles become the bane of Vane's existence. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss and analyze two riddles that occurs in Lilith. What do you think each riddle means? Why do you think Raven talks in riddles (at least in Vane's opinion) at times?

2. Many spiritual teachers are known to speak in parables, or something akin to riddles, to their followers. Why do you think parables and riddles are used so often as teaching tools for esoteric ideas?

3. Offer a reader-response to the use of riddles in Lilith. Do they frustrate you or intrigue you? Or a little of both? Give examples and explain your response to them.

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of places where Mr. Vane expresses his loneliness and even suggests that being close to an animal would be better than nothing. It is human companionship that he seems to yearn for above all else. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the concept of loneliness throughout Lilith. Who seems lonely? Why are they lonely? Do they recognize the situation? What do they do to remedy their loneliness?

2. Is loneliness always a negative thing? What can be learned from loneliness? When does loneliness go from being a positive learning experience to an unhealthy situation? Discuss these question with both examples from the text and in your own experience.

3. Medical and scientific studies have suggested that people who live alone with no family, few friends and no pets tend to die sooner than those with some connections. Even people who are isolated but have a pet(s) seem to live longer than the completely alone. Research the topic, write a synopsis of your research and relate it to Lilith.

Essay Topic 3

The idea of identity appears throughout Lilith. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of identity throughout LILITH. Whose identities change? Whose stay the same? Is one's identity set or does it change?

2. Do you think the word "identity" is the same as the concept of "true self"? Explain your response with examples from the text.

3. Does Mr. Vane's true self change or does his perception of who he is change? Explore this question fully with examples from the text.

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