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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. What color punch is served in Chapter 10?

2. How many orchids does Mrs. Lavan have in her greenhouse?

3. In Chapter 15, what hour do the chapterhouse bells ring just as Lord Powell kisses Ysbeta's hand?

4. How many years have warding collars kept women's bodies safe for children?

5. How much does Miss Tarden offer to pay Beatrice and Ysbeta for each of the grimoires they have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ianthe say about attending the punishment of the young woman and her spiritborn?

2. In Chapter 13, what statue does Beatrice notice at Ysbeta's home?

3. How do Harriet and Mrs. Clayborn get Ysbeta away from Bard?

4. What plans does Ysbeta tell Beatrice that Lord Gordon has?

5. What compromise does Ysbeta suggest that Beatrice make in Chapter 15?

6. In Chapter 15, what does Danton Maisonette do to Beatrice and what does she do in return?

7. What does Beatrice demand from Danton in Chapter 16?

8. In Chapter 14, what ultimatum does Beatrice's father give her?

9. What is Beatrice's cabin like on the Shining Hand?

10. What warning does Ianthe give Beatrice as he takes her home in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Lavan asks Beatrice to choose flowers for a flower arrangement. What is Mrs. Lavan’s true motive for taking Beatrice to the greenhouse? What comments does Mrs. Lavan make about flowers? What do flowers symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Beatrice and Ysbeta are seeking freedom. What freedom are Beatrice and Ysbeta seeking? How do they gain the freedom they want?

Essay Topic 3

Beatrice meets Ysbeta and Ianthe Lavan at a bookstore. What does Ysbeta want Beatrice to give her? Who are the Lavans? Why does Beatrice feel that she cannot refuse Ysbeta’s request?

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