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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. In Chapter 6, what topic does Darlington turn to to try to hold back the flood of Grays?
2. Who is the detective Alex has to find at the crime scene in Chapter 3?
3. Who works in the professor's office in Chapter 5 who greets Alex nicely?
4. Where was the body of the murder victim found in Chapter 3?
5. Who is the leader of the prognostication ceremony?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, how does Alex get the coroner on the scene of the murder to let her see the body?
2. Why does Darlington tell Alex not to make eye contact with a Gray or to look to long at a Gray?
3. In Chapter 6, what does Alex do that finally seems to stem the rush of Grays?
4. What is Pamela Dawes's job at Lethe House?
5. In Chapter 6, what does Alex tell Darlington about her feelings about how Yale and the societies have treated her?
6. In Chapter 10, what is Darlington's first inkling that some people can see things that he, and most others, can not?
7. In Chapter 2, what does Darlington tell Alex about what attracts and repels Grays?
8. In Chapter 3, what scene from her past is Alex eerily reminded of when she views Tara Hutchins' body?
9. What special gift does Alex have that is the main reason she was picked to work in Lethe House?
10. In Chapter 8, what does Alex do to Tara's body to try to learn who murdered Tara?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When and why does Alex finally decide that she does not, and may not ever, feel truly safe at Yale University and in Lethe House? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Why is Alex so desperate to hold onto her place at Yale University and with Lethe House, even considering all the ways in which she feels she does not really belong there? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the different meanings of water throughout the novel, and explain the powers and significance water holds at different points in the story.
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