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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 was the body of the murder victim found in Chapter 3?

2. Which professor of Alex's asks to see her in her office in Chapter 5?

3. What is Dawes's code name within Lethe House?

4. What rite will Alex and the others attempt to try to bring Darlington back?

5. What does Alex tell Darlington about the Grays at the Aurelian ceremony in Chapter 6 that shocks Darlington?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what is Alex's relationship with Centurion, Detective Abel Turner, like?

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

4. What special gift does Alex have that is the main reason she was picked to work in Lethe House?

5. In Chapter 5, what offer does Professor Belbalm make to Alex that Alex thinks might help her?

6. How does Alex eventually meet Len?

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

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

9. In Chapter 8, why does Alex ask Dawes to go with her to the morgue?

10. In Chapter 1, what is the purpose of the prognostication ritual Alex must attend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining why Alex feels a connection to Tara Hutchins. Explain the idea of being "town" as it is described in the novel. Why does Alex identify with this description herself?

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

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