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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 word is spelled from the tattoo on Luis Avila's hand?

2. Who wrote Letter to a Christian Nation?

3. What did Kirsch's vanity license plate say?

4. Where was Edmond Kirsch born?

5. What kind of watch did Winston point out Langdon was wearing in Chapter 88?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julian's father confess to him?

2. What is on the page of the book that is on display at the church in Chapter 70?

3. Why do Ambra and Langdon lose contact with Winston? How do they regain contact?

4. How is the Sagrada Família described?

5. How does Avila die?

6. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?

7. What does "E-WAVE" refer to in the novel?

8. What is ironic about Kirsch's computer lab?

9. How do Langdon and Ambra discern Kirsch's computer password?

10. Where does Langdon instruct the helicopter pilot to fly in Chapter 80? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of religion versus science in Origin. How is this theme developed through characters? How is the theme developed through setting? What symbolism relates to this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Robert Langdon. What is Langdon's profession? How does he know Edmond Kirsch? What is Langdon's main objective in the novel? Does he achieve his objective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Edmond Kirsch in Origin. What discovery has Kirsch made? How does he go about revealing his discovery? What is revealed about Kirsch as the novel develops?

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