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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 3, what does Alex say in response to the detective's statement that she seems like a nice girl?

2. Where does Alex go after the spirit badly wounds her in Chapter 9?

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

4. Who is the leader of the prognostication ceremony?

5. What is the potion that makes it easier to see Grays called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Alex eventually meet Len?

6. What is the first thing that goes wrong for Alex and Darlington during the Aurelian ceremony?

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

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

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

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 exploring Bardugo's treatment of the theme of survival through Alex's character and through Professor Belbalm's/Daisy Fanning Whitlock's character, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why, at the end of the novel, is it so important to Alex to try to bring Darlington back from the extremely dangerous situation she and Dawes believe he is in? What kinds of character traits of Alex's do you think Bardugo is trying to reinforce for the reader with her determination to save Darlington? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support them.

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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