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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. What do Rose and Lissa pretend to be when it comes time to enter the prison?

2. What does the bartender in the Witching Hour offer to put in Adrian's drink?

3. How does Lissa react to the sight of Dimitri?

4. What obstacle is Rose presented with during her trials that reminds her of her final fight with Dimitri?

5. What does the guard at the guardian building give to Rose after Lissa compels him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Rose and her friends have so much trouble renting a car? Why is it important that they have a car?

2. Why does Rose decide that she and her companions should plan on returning home in the aftermath of the attack by Dimitri and the other Strigoi?

3. What is a promise mark? Why is it given to the newly graduated guardians?

4. Why do Rose, Eddie, and Lissa sneak out of Court in the trunk of a car? Who is helping them?

5. How did Adrian find Rose and her companions in Las Vegas? How does he react to the truth behind their escapade?

6. What is making Rose nervous as she makes her way across campus in the first chapter of the novel?

7. What does Rose think of Adrian's father and mother when she meets them over dinner at the Ivashkov home?

8. For what reason does Rose discover that most Moroi are not interested in having her as their guardian?

9. With whom does Rose have a mental bond? What caused this bond?

10. Why does Rose expect Tatiana, the queen of the Moroi government, to be unhappy with Rose's relationship with Adrian? What is Tatiana's reaction to this relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following relationships in an essay using quotes to support your conclusions:

1) Robert and Victor

2) Eddie and Rose

3) Lissa and Christian

Essay Topic 2

How do Rose and her companions get trapped among a group of Strigoi in a Las Vegas casino in the middle of the day? Why did Rose mistakenly think they were safe? What did Rose fail to take into consideration? Who is among the Strigoi? For what reason has this Strigoi targeted Rose and her companions? What is a guardian's first priority when faced with Strigoi? What does Rose do to protect her friends? What happens when Dimitri and Rose begin to fight? Why does Eddie accuse Rose of being reckless, of making a mistake in her fight with Dimitri? Is Eddie right?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in an essay using quotes from the novel to support any conclusions:

1) Setting

2) Language

3) Structure

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