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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 the drug Merity known as?

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

3. Whose car do Dawes and Alex use when they decide to go on their errand in Chapter 7?

4. What drug does Alex sometimes use to help herself get through exhaustion?

5. How many Houses of the Veil are there, excluding Lethe House?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. How does Alex eventually meet Len?

8. In Chapter 3, what scene from her past is Alex eerily reminded of when she views Tara Hutchins' body?

9. In Chapter 3, how does Alex get the coroner on the scene of the murder to let her see the body?

10. In Chapter 7, how does Mira, Alex's mother, handle Alex's problems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay exploring the ways in which Alex uses other people's perceptions of her at Yale to manipulate them into doing what she wants or needs. Cite specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Alex's descriptions of, and feelings towards, Ariel and Blake Keely, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

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