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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 brought Louis-Charles to safety when the palace was stormed?

2. Why does Alex accept the job the queen offers?

3. Who invites Andi to a party?

4. What country are Andi and her father in when they land at the airport?

5. What type of building does her father's friend live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Andi and her father begin to argue about when they arrive in Paris?

2. What is Andi's senior thesis?

3. What do we know about Andi's brother, Truman?

4. What is Andi's behavior like as the book opens?

5. What does Andi learn while watching her father and G discuss their DNA testing on a talk show?

6. What happens between Andi and Nick at Nick's party?

7. Who is Alexandrine Paradis?

8. What happens to Alex after the royal family is taken prisoner?

9. Why does Andi want to visit the catacombs?

10. How does Andi's guitar allow her to make money and meet a new friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Andi is failing her senior year and will not graduate unless she turns in a successful senior thesis. Andi decides to write about the French composer Malherbeau and plans to research him while she is in Paris.

1) How does Andi's love of music influence her thesis?

2) How does Andi feel Malherbeau has influenced musicians who came after him?

3) Where are some of the places Andi visits in order to collect research?

4) What does she ultimately discover about the musician?

Essay Topic 2

As Alex's story unfolds it becomes clear that the Duc d' Orleans is a formidable antagonist.

1) Who is the Duc.

2) What does he want?

3) How does he use Alex's relationship with the prince to his advantage?

4) What role does the Duc play in the Terror of September 1792?

5) What happens to the Duc as the revolution moves forward?

Essay Topic 3

Andi is suffering from depression and is taking antidepressants to help her cope with her emotional state. However, throughout the book she takes it upon herself to change the doses of her medication. Some days she takes less, other days she takes too much.

1) Discuss what happens to Andi that makes her change her medication doses?

2) What are the results of Andi's medication changes?

3) Is it safe for Andi to play with her medications? Why or why not?

4) How is Andi's desire to tamper with her medications an indication of her emotional state?

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