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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alex ask the Gray she speaks to in the borderlands to find for her?
(a) Len.
(b) Tara Hutchins.
(c) Hellie.
(d) Darlington.

2. In Chapter 14, what does Michelle Alameddine say to Darlington when he invites her to see Black Elm?
(a) She asks how long it has been for sale.
(b) She asks how much he thinks it is worth.
(c) She asks how long it has been in the family.
(d) She asks who the architect is.

3. Who attends the rite to try to bring Darlington back at Black Elm in Chapter 25?
(a) Mark Sanford.
(b) Julian Barnow.
(c) Blake Keely.
(d) Josh Zelinski.

4. In Chapter 17, what does Alex take from Tara's apartment to give to North?
(a) A retainer.
(b) A picture.
(c) A ring.
(d) A record.

5. What does Dawes give to Alex in Chapter 12 for Alex to chew on when she wants to come back from the borderlands?
(a) A stick of gum.
(b) A carob pod.
(c) A cardamom pod.
(d) A stick of cinnamon.

6. In Chapter 14, what kind of slur does Blake Keely use towards Mercy?
(a) Chinese takeout.
(b) A derogatory word for a Native American.
(c) A derogatory word for a Hispanic person.
(d) The "N" word.

7. What do Darlington's ancestors make their money from?
(a) Hedge funds.
(b) Manufacturing shoes.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Oil.

8. What was the name of the Bridgegroom's fiance?
(a) Daisy Whitlock.
(b) Harmony Ridge.
(c) Gladys Knight.
(d) Donna Stone.

9. What kind of creature does Michelle tell Alex they all heard during the rite for Darlington?
(a) A jackal.
(b) An angel.
(c) A Gray.
(d) A hellbeast.

10. In Chapter 20, what was one thing Alex was going to say to Darlington to try to convince him not to tell her secret about Ground Zero?
(a) That she had already served her jail time.
(b) That the only thing keeping her from killing someone again was her job at Lethe House.
(c) That she would kill him if he told her secret.
(d) That she was sorry about the murders, even though she was not really sorry.

11. In Chapter 14, what does Dawes give to Alex as she curls up in the window seat at the Hutch?
(a) Whiskey, tea, and honey.
(b) A cup of hot chocolate with a gourmet marshmallow on top.
(c) A cup of strong black coffee.
(d) Brandy from Il Bastone's secret coffers.

12. In Chapter 18, what does Darlington tell Alex someone has opened?
(a) A portal.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A can of worms.
(d) A black hole.

13. In Chapter 12, what does Alex bring to Wolf's Head to entice them to help her?
(a) Merity.
(b) Starpower.
(c) A gluma.
(d) A statue of Romulus and Remus that was stolen from Wolf's Head.

14. In Chapter 23, what does Alex discover when she arrives at Professor Belbalm's salon?
(a) She forgot to bring the dessert she said she would make.
(b) She is meant to have brought her books and essays.
(c) She forgot her plant she meant to bring as a gift.
(d) She is meant to be a server in the kitchen.

15. In Chapter 17, what does Alex use to get into Tara Hutchins's apartment?
(a) An enchanted compact.
(b) Starpower.
(c) Merity.
(d) A coin of compulsion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the rite does not work, what does Alex realize at the end of Chapter 26 about what that means for Darlington?

2. In Chapter 23, why does the Bridegroom seem to disapprove of Alex's breakfast?

3. Why does Darlington's grandfather tell him to let him die?

4. In Chapter 20, why is Detective Turner so shaken at seeing Alex's attacker at Tara's apartment?

5. What does Dawes have to do to Alex to help her reach the borderlands?

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