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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 does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?

2. On what street do Matthew and Diana lodge upon arriving in Prague?

3. Which of the following types of birds does Matthew fly on the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?

4. With which of the following monikers does Stephen tease Matthew?

5. Which of the following epithets does Rudolf apply to Diana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Diana note in Bedlam is Matthew’s greatest fear?

2. What route does Matthew propose to get himself and Diana to Sept-Tours once they return to their present, and why?

3. What titles does Matthew note Rudolf holds?

4. What information does Rabbi Loew provide to Diana and Matthew regarding Ashmole 782?

5. What does Gallowglass note smelling in Ashmole 782?

6. What does Matthew describe to Diana regarding taking blood in intimate relationships?

7. What is the compendium Diana receives from Habermel?

8. What perils does Matthew note to Diana that their interpersonal situation poses them in Prague?

9. What spring-welcoming does Kelley mention that angers Matthew?

10. What does Marlowe propose to do to Diana in the tiltyard at Greenwich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the following:

“The child won’t live out the week unless an adult takes responsibility for him. What is that you said? Love, a grown-up to care for them, and a soft place to land?”

“Don’t turn my words against me, Diana. That was about our child, not some homeless waif. “Mathew, who had met more witches in the past few days than most vampires did in a lifetime, was spoiling for a fight.

“I was a homeless waif once.”

My husband drew back as if I’d slapped him. (306)

What attitudes are indicated in the passage? How are they indicated?

Essay Topic 2

When Diana remarks that the loss of Matthew’s first wife and child could not have been prevented, he replies that he “could have stopped [himself] from having her. Then there would have been no one to lose!” (139), speaking to a nihilistic perspective that the pain of loss is greater than the joy of love. Does the novel support that perspective? How is that support or its lack shown in the text?

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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