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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. Who is the teacher who is kind to Alex in seventh grade when she first gets her period?

2. What is the vessel used to brew the elixir that lets people see Grays?

3. What is the worst drug Alex ever tried because of the way it exacerbated her connections to Grays?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Alex tell her mother about what happened at the butterfly sanctuary?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Alex sing to try to get rid of the Grays during the Aurelian ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what does Alex know that the subjects of the prognostications all have in common?

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

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

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 happens to Darlington when he ingests the orozcerio, and what is the elixir for?

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

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

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

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

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 analyzing the symbolism of the city of New Haven itself, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the characteristics characters like Tripp Helmut, Salome Nils, and Colin Khatri embody that Alex successfully exploits in order to do her job for Lethe House, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

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