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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the vessel used to brew the elixir that lets people see Grays?
(a) Hiram's Crucible.
(b) The Golden Orb.
(c) The Sacred Basin.
(d) The Stone Bowl.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Alex say in response to the detective's statement that she seems like a nice girl?
(a) Don't mess with me.
(b) I am a tough girl.
(c) No, I don't.
(d) I can be nice when I want to.

3. Whose car do Dawes and Alex use when they decide to go on their errand in Chapter 7?
(a) Professor Belbalm's.
(b) Darlington's.
(c) Detective Turner's.
(d) Dean Sandow's.

4. In Chapter 8, who does Tara Hutchins remind Alex of?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Mira.
(c) Hellie.
(d) Mercy.

5. What is Darlington's code name within Lethe House?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Homer.
(c) Dante.
(d) Ulysses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which house performs the first rite that Darlington takes Alex to in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Darlington show Alex that amazes her?

4. What drug does Alex sometimes use to help herself get through exhaustion?

5. Who is the student standing guard outside the prognostication in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is the purpose of the prognostication ritual Alex must attend?

2. In Chapter 10, what is Darlington's first inkling that some people can see things that he, and most others, can not?

3. In Chapter 5, what offer does Professor Belbalm make to Alex that Alex thinks might help her?

4. What special gift does Alex have that is the main reason she was picked to work in Lethe House?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Alex do to Tara's body to try to learn who murdered Tara?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Darlington tell Alex about what attracts and repels Grays?

7. How does Alex eventually meet Len?

8. In Chapter 6, what does Alex do that finally seems to stem the rush of Grays?

9. What is Pamela Dawes's job at Lethe House?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Darlington tell Alex about the reasons the dead in Grove Street Cemetery stay in their graves?

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