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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 18, what does Darlington tell Alex someone has opened?

2. What does the Bridegroom tell Alex about what happened the day he died?

3. Which Gray does Alex see when they start the rite for Darlington at Black Elm?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Dawes give to Alex as she curls up in the window seat at the Hutch?

5. In Chapter 21, who does Alex ask Turner to take her to to heal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 19, what does Hellie's ghost ask Alex, and why does she ask her to do this?

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

4. In Chapter 12, what do Alex's tactics with Salome when Salome reneges on her promise reveal about Alex's personality?

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

6. In Chapter 20, what keeps Alex from being completely overwhelmed by the man in Tara's apartment?

7. In Chapter 18, what does Darlington guess about Alex's past that no one else has guessed at yet?

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

9. In Chapter 21, what entices Bertram Boyce North, the Bridegroom, to stay with Alex while she undergoes her reversion?

10. In Chapter 13, what does the reader learn about Darlington's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the different meanings of water throughout the novel, and explain the powers and significance water holds at different points in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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