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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 date is set for the celebration of Elizabeth’s anniversary?

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Matthew’s mastiffs at Woodstock?

3. Which of the following titles does Philippe achieve at Saturnalia?

4. With which of the following does Beaton test Diana?

5. In the novel, the term “sorcière” carries which of the following meanings?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the novel, what is the covenant, and who upholds it?

2. What bargain does Matthew strike with Elizabeth before departing for Prague?

3. What defensive structures does Diana note as she and Matthew make their final approach to Sept-Tours at Philippe’s summons?

4. How does Matthew report that Philippe will die, and when?

5. What does Diana experience upon tasting stag’s blood at Sept-Tours?

6. What features does Diana note as typical of Elizabethan English writing?

7. What reasons are given for the strange courtesies of Dr. Dee’s household?

8. Why does Philippe note there is no key to a library in his home?

9. What distinction between marriage and mating among vampires does Diana note?

10. What reasons does Diana note for asserting that “Walter’s was the only opinion that mattered” (24)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gallowglass comments that “You [Matthew] don’t spend enough time at the market. The women of Malá Strana know everything, including what the emperor is having for breakfast and that he’s refused to see you” (389). What is implied by the comment? How is it implied?

Essay Topic 2

Marlowe remarks that “Matthew cannot keep playing Odysseus to [Diana’s] Circe” (23). Explicate the analogy; that is, explain why Matthew takes the place of Odysseus relative to Diana, the witch, being likened to Circe.

Essay Topic 3

Diana muses on the difficulties of handwriting, noting that she had worked long to be able to read letters she had trouble writing (32). What does the musing say about the relationship between study and experience? How does it do so?

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