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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Darlington say happened to a girl who went to a Manuscript party once?
(a) She went into a church and refused to come out, and she is still there.
(b) She started writing books and would not stop to eat or drink, so she died.
(c) She started to become able to see Grays and she was driven insane.
(d) She thought she was a tiger and she was never unspelled.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Dawes say the corpse beetles will do to Alex?
(a) Make her heart stop.
(b) Eat her from the inside out.
(c) Make her tell lies.
(d) Drive her crazy.

3. What is the worst drug Alex ever tried because of the way it exacerbated her connections to Grays?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Molly.
(d) Cocaine.

4. In Chapter 7, where does Alex ask Dawes to go with her?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The morgue.
(c) The Beinecke Library.
(d) The hospital.

5. Who is the detective Alex has to find at the crime scene in Chapter 3?
(a) James Romer.
(b) Abel Turner.
(c) Rod Wilken.
(d) Mark Nardone.

6. Which roommate of Alex's helps her with her papers sometimes?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Rowena.
(d) Anna.

7. In Chapter 9, where does Alex go that is a special place for Darlington?
(a) Darlington's favorite park.
(b) Darlington's home, called Black Elm.
(c) Darlington's dorm, Vanderbilt.
(d) Darlington's church.

8. What does Darlington tell Alex's roommates is his relationship to Alex?
(a) He is her brother.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her best friend from home.
(d) He is her boyfriend.

9. What rite will Alex and the others attempt to try to bring Darlington back?
(a) The new-moon rite.
(b) The reversion rite.
(c) The conversion rite.
(d) The appearance rite.

10. Who is the leader of the prognostication ceremony?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Amelia.
(c) The Haruspex.
(d) The King.

11. In Chapter 6, what do Darlington and Alex do together that causes a mess in the kitchen?
(a) Try to write out invitations with fountain pens and real ink together.
(b) Break a lot of crystal and stemware.
(c) Make a potion together.
(d) Cook together.

12. In Chapter 9, who does Alex see staring at her as the spirit from the convenience store attacks her?
(a) Jonas Reed.
(b) Mark Keller.
(c) Charlie Farrow.
(d) Francis Barker.

13. What reverses the magic Darlington shows Alex in Chapter 4?
(a) Wine.
(b) Starpower.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Human saliva.

14. What language is much of the prognostication conducted in?
(a) Greek.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Sumerian.

15. What is Alex's mother's name?
(a) Wendy Stern.
(b) Melinda Stern.
(c) Harper Stern.
(d) Mira Stern.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how does Alex convince the coroner to let her see Tara's body?

2. Who does Alex meet through the kind girl at the food court that later changes Alex's life for the worse?

3. In Chapter 6, what topic does Darlington turn to to try to hold back the flood of Grays?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Alex say in response to the detective's statement that she seems like a nice girl?

5. In Chapter 4, who was known as the Poet of Lethe?

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