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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 labels does Diana note gets applied to the compendium she received of Habermel?
2. How many inmates of Bedlam does Diana note, total?
3. Which of the following treatments is sent to Diana after she feigns illness to meet the Maharal?
4. The comment that “Kelley cannot be plucked from the emperor’s court like a stray weed, no matter how many roses grow there” (483) offers an example of which of the following?
5. Which of the following treatments is sent to Diana after she feigns illness to meet the Maharal?
Short Essay Questions
1. What route does Matthew propose to get himself and Diana to Sept-Tours once they return to their present, and why?
2. How does Diana describe the illustration on the intact first page of Ashmole 782?
3. What does Diana note in Bedlam is Matthew’s greatest fear?
4. Why does Matthew note to Diana that he wishes to wear red hose?
5. How does Knox kill Skovajsa?
6. What information does Rabbi Loew provide to Diana and Matthew regarding Ashmole 782?
7. How, per Hubbard, does James of Scotland manage to reverse a jury’s decision?
8. What does Diana note about the *inside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives in Prague?
9. What is Lobero?
10. What does Diana note about the *outside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives 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
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 3
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?
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