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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 smells does Diana note as the first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?
2. Which of the following English-speaking vampires is the first to speak to Diana at Sept-Tours?
3. As which of the following does Diana gloss the phrase “Semper eadem” (365)?
4. At which of the following do Diana and Matthew lodge after entering London from Sept-Tours?
5. In the novel, the term “masca” carries which of the following meanings?
Short Essay Questions
1. Following her forspell, as Diana consults with the London witches regarding how to control her firedrake familiar, what does she realize about the commonalities between her magical and historical practices?
2. In what ways does Diana liken Marlowe to a troublesome child (31)?
3. What does Matthew use as file storage in his lodgings in Blackfriars?
4. What explanation does Diana receive for her displacement of half a month?
5. What does Diana identify as among Matthew’s “tells” to Alain and Pierre?
6. Why does Philippe note there is no key to a library in his home?
7. What reasons are given for the strange courtesies of Dr. Dee’s household?
8. What reasons does Gallowglass give for refusing to enter France?
9. What reasons does Diana note for “the most important rule” the Congregation enforces: “No fraternizing between otherworldly species” (27)?
10. Where is it remarked that scholars search for English commonplace books?
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
Consider the argument between Diana and Matthew at the beginning of the sixteenth chapter. Which of their positions does the text support as being correct? How does it do so?
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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