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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 does Darlington tell Alex about why Grays generally avoid cemeteries?
(a) They do not like to be reminded of death or dying.
(b) They do not like to see the flowers there.
(c) They do not like priests.
(d) They do not like the grass there.

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

3. What is Alex's code name within Lethe House?
(a) Dante.
(b) Margin.
(c) Homer.
(d) Virgil.

4. Why does Alex's professor tell her she cares about her in Chapter 5?
(a) Alex is a talented artist and she likes Alex's work.
(b) Alex is clearly struggling and she struggled once herself.
(c) Alex appreciates fine food and wine, and so does the professor.
(d) Alex is hungry and she respects hunger.

5. 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 thought she was a tiger and she was never unspelled.
(c) She started to become able to see Grays and she was driven insane.
(d) She started writing books and would not stop to eat or drink, so she died.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who does Alex see staring at her as the spirit from the convenience store attacks her?

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

3. What is the main quarters of the Lethe House members, that acts as a sort of safe house?

4. What rite will Alex and the others attempt to try to bring Darlington back?

5. In Chapter 8, who walks in on Alex when she is with Tara's body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what is Alex's relationship with Centurion, Detective Abel Turner, like?

3. In Chapter 9, what happens to Alex that leaves her badly injured?

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

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

6. In Chapter 6, what does Alex tell Darlington about her feelings about how Yale and the societies have treated her?

7. In Chapter 6, what is the main function Alex and Darlington perform at the Aurelian rite?

8. What story do Darlington and Alex spin for Alex's roommates to explain the large amount of time they spend together?

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

10. In Chapter 5, why is Alex so vigilant about showering after her activities that put her in contact with the Veil?

(see the answer keys)

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