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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 kind of magic does the magician practice?

2. What it is the name of the woman who enters Zane's apartment?

3. Why does the computer say a soul is inherently both good and evil?

4. Why is Zane evicted from his apartment?

5. Who saves Angelica when she falls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luna confess to Zane in Chapter 5?

2. Why will the computer send the baby to Purgatory?

3. What mistakes does Zane realize he is making in Chapter 3?

4. How does Death's bracelet help Zane?

5. What does Zane confess to Luna in Chapter 5?

6. Why does the Old Man remind Zane of his mother?

7. What deal does Zane make with the shopkeeper?

8. What does Zane find out about time in this chapter?

9. How does Zane get together a performance for the old man?

10. In what way does Zane's first encounter with Death show the positive sides of his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the arguments for and against religion? What are Anthony's opinions on religion and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Anthony?

Essay Topic 3

How is Anthony's parallel world different to our own Earth? How does Anthony develop characters that fit in with this world? How does Anthony develop a believable parallel world?

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