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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 15, why does Alex go straight to Manuscript House after leaving Mercy and Lauren in their room?

2. In Chapter 19, what is the name of the place Alex lives with Len and Hellie?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Dawes tell Turner when he asks her if her whiteboard is a magical whiteboard?

4. In Chapter 19, who appears in Alex's life before she comes to Yale that changes everything for the worse?

5. What document do Alex and the others use to try to call Darlington back to Black Elm?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, why does Alex not want Hellie to go back to Len's apartment when he asks them to be there for the party?

2. Once Alex is in the borderlands in Chapter 12, what does she have to do to reach the Bridegroom?

3. What powerful substance does Mike Awolowo give Alex in Chapter 15 to use on Blake Keely, and how does it work?

4. In Chapter 16, how does Alex get her revenge on Blake Keely?

5. In Chapter 13, when does Dean Elliot Sandow approach Danny about joining Lethe House?

6. In Chapter 21, what does Dawes do to heal Alex?

7. In Chapter 20, what had Alex been planning on telling Darlington to explain her part in the murders at Ground Zero?

8. In Chapter 14, where does Alex realize she has seen the words in Tara's tattoo, "Rather die than doubt?"

9. In Chapter 17, what does Alex use to get past the policeman at Tara's door?

10. In Chapter 14, why does Alex have to go to Tara's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Bardugo's choice to write chapters that alternate between Alex's and Darlington's points of view up until the point at which Darlington disappears. What do you think Bardugo accomplishes by switching viewpoints, and what effect does this tactic have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

When and why does Alex finally decide that she does not, and may not ever, feel truly safe at Yale University and in Lethe House? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring what Darlington's biases towards Alex early in the novel reveal about the fault lines based on class and wealth that are prevalent at Yale University,

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