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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. Where does Alex tell everyone Darlington is when they ask in Chapter 1?
2. How many Houses of the Veil are there, excluding Lethe House?
3. In Chapter 7, where does Alex ask Dawes to go with her?
4. What color does the drug Merity turn one's tongue?
5. In Chapter 4, who was known as the Poet of Lethe?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Darlington tell Alex not to make eye contact with a Gray or to look to long at a Gray?
2. In Chapter 5, what offer does Professor Belbalm make to Alex that Alex thinks might help her?
3. In Chapter 6, what is the main function Alex and Darlington perform at the Aurelian rite?
4. In Chapter 6, what does Alex do that finally seems to stem the rush of Grays?
5. In Chapter 5, why is Alex so vigilant about showering after her activities that put her in contact with the Veil?
6. In Chapter 3, what scene from her past is Alex eerily reminded of when she views Tara Hutchins' body?
7. In Chapter 9, what happens to Alex that leaves her badly injured?
8. How does Alex eventually meet Len?
9. In Chapter 7, how does Mira, Alex's mother, handle Alex's problems?
10. What special gift does Alex have that is the main reason she was picked to work in Lethe House?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining the ways in which Alex feels as if she is caught between two worlds, and between her past and her present, as she adjusts to her freshman year at Yale and to her duties at Lethe House.
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