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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. How long does Diana and Matthew’s journey from London to Prague take?
2. In what year does Diana encounter her father in Elizabethan England?
3. Which of the following types of birds does Matthew fly on the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?
4. Which of the following epithets does Rudolf apply to Diana?
5. From which of the following years does Diana note her father has come to Elizabethan England?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Matthew describe to Diana regarding taking blood in intimate relationships?
2. How do Matthew and Elizabeth plan to address the matter of Ashmole 782 with Rudolf’s ambassador?
3. What does Diana note about the *outside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives in Prague?
4. What does Gallowglass note smelling in Ashmole 782?
5. What is the compendium Diana receives from Habermel?
6. How does Knox kill Skovajsa?
7. How, per Hubbard, does James of Scotland manage to reverse a jury’s decision?
8. What titles does Matthew note Rudolf holds?
9. What does Diana note about the *inside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives in Prague?
10. What perils does Matthew note to Diana that their interpersonal situation poses them in Prague?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, Diana notes a series of colored threads. What symbolism attaches to the color selections of those threads throughout? What patterns of symbolism emerge in them? What meaning attaches to those patterns? How so?
Essay Topic 2
What attitude toward history—not as an academic subject, but as a record of what has been done and by whom—can be inferred from the novel? What in the text supports the inference? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Many sources attest to the presence of Shadow of Night on the New York Times best-seller list. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
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