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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 challenge is Hunter given by the Black Friars?

2. What group did Lamia belong to?

3. How does Richard feel when he learns the key was never used?

4. Why does Islington say Atlantis was destroyed?

5. What does Richard wonder every time he rides the tube in London Above?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard do when Croup demands the key?

2. What happens at the end of the book?

3. What keeps Richard from committing suicide during his challenge from the Black Friars?

4. What causes The Great Beast of London to appear before Richard?

5. What does Richard find when he first enters the citadel?

6. What does Islington offer to Door to get her to close the door, and does she?

7. What happens when Richard and Door return Below after finding the Angelus?

8. What happens when Lamia kisses Richard?

9. What does Croup do with the collectible that marquis gives him?

10. How does Richard return from his challenge from the Black Friars, and why is this so surprising?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Gaiman have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the supernatural powers that are included in this book, and how does their inclusion shape this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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