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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. Who told Martin that Bishop Valdespino had asked for the record of the call to place Avila on the guest list in Chapter 50?

2. Who wrote the poem from which Kirsch derived his computer password?

3. What ominous Francoist symbol that echoed Nazi iconography is described on the iron gate in Chapter 86?

4. What room number is printed on a sign above the entrance to Kirsch's lab?

5. Why was Avila unable to shoot Langdon in Chapter 75?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Avila's connection to the Regent?

2. How did Edmond Kirsch's mother die?

3. What is the Valley of the Fallen?

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

5. What do the vials and needles in Kirsch's home indicate?

6. How is the Sagrada Família described?

7. What is the significance of the quote over Kirsch's office door?

8. What happens to the Guardia Real agents in the Sagrada Família?

9. What is the Palmerian Catholic Church? When was it founded?

10. Why is Father Joaquim Bena in possession of Kirsch's book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Winston in Origin. Who or what is Winston? Where did Winston originate? What are Winston's objectives in the novel? Does Winston achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Origin. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?

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