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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 is Darlington's code name within Lethe House?

2. What does Darlington tell Alex's roommates is his relationship to Alex?

3. Why is Alex smiling at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Which of the houses conducts prognostications?

5. What is Alex's code name within Lethe House?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what unwelcome news does Dawes deliver to Alex?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, what does Darlington show Alex that astounds her and changes her body?

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

8. In Chapter 7, what happens to Alex at the butterfly reserve in seventh grade?

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

10. In Chapter 6, what happens to Darlington when he ingests the orozcerio, and what is the elixir for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Alex's role in the murders at Ground Zero. Alex thinks of herself as a murderer. Do you agree or disagree, and why? Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Alex and Detective Abel Turner eventually grow to be, if not friends, allies? Write an essay explaining your answer, considering both characters' family and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Essay Topic 3

How does Alex's reaction to Mercy's humiliation at Blake Keely's hands set her apart from her roommates and everyone else she knows at Yale? How does her revenge on Blake Keely underscore Alex's past and her background, as well as her "otherness" from other Yale students? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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