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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. Which of the following disturbs Diana and Matthew in the church where his first wife and son are buried?

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

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

4. Which of the following is the first day of the week Diana records in her commonplace book?

5. Which of the following is a kitchen boy at Sept-Tours whose services Diana requisitions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what does Diana see Matthew’s assumption of a princely demeanor after they make landfall on the Continent en route to Sept-Tours?

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

4. Why does Diana leave her commonplace book at the Old Lodge instead of taking it to Sept-Tours?

5. What reasons does Gallowglass give for refusing to enter France?

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

7. Upon learning of her pregnancy, what does Matthew assert to Diana a child needs (215)?

8. How does Diana’s power manifest while she is in her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

9. What explanation does Matthew give Diana for the dearth of witches, vampires, and daemons in Blackfriars?

10. What advice does Lord Burghley give to Diana when he first meets her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an early comment in the text that “Matthew’s scientific tests had revealed genetic markers for the magical potential in [Diana’s] blood” (7). What effect does the comment have upon the passage in which it is found? Upon the novel as a whole? What in the text leads to that conclusion? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Matthew states that his father “told me that mating was destiny. Once I found you [Diana], there would be nothing to do but accept fate’s decision. But that’s not how it works at all. In every moment, for the rest of my life, I will be choosing you—over my father, over my own self-interest, even over the de Clermont family” (83). Does he follow through on that statement in the novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the symbolism of Matthew being known as Gabriel among the Jewish community in Prague.

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