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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 does Dawes have to do to Alex to help her reach the borderlands?

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

3. In Chapter 20, why is Detective Turner so shaken at seeing Alex's attacker at Tara's apartment?

4. Which Gray is with Alex and Dawes at the temple in Wolf's Head in Chapter 12?

5. How does Darlington almost die in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Dawes have to do with Alex to help get Alex to the borderlands?

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

5. In Chapter 14, why does Alex feel guilty when she gets back to her dorm and realizes what has happened to her roommate Mercy?

6. In Chapter 19, what was Alex's impression of Ariel and how did it differ from what Len thought of Ariel?

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

8. In Chapter 19, how does Len react when he discovers Hellie is dead?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 exploring the symbolism of food and hunger for Alex throughout the novel. Though Alex eats heartily, she can never seem to gain weight or really feel full or satisfied. Cite specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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