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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 does Rose often wear around her neck?

2. What does Mikhail tell Rose he does not believe is possible?

3. What does Rose decide she and her friends need to help them pull of her plan to get Victor out of jail?

4. Who is another classmate of Rose's who got an exceptionally high mark on his/her trials?

5. What is the point of view of the majority of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What punishment do Rose and Eddie face upon their return to Court? For what reason?

2. What does Rose overhear a Moroi tell Adrian that upsets her?

3. What threats are made against Rose in the letter from Dimitri?

4. What causes Rose to feel Robert's plan to save Dimitri is impossible for them to carry out?

5. Why does Rose want to break Victor Dashkov out of prison? What does Rose hope to gain from this?

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

7. How does Lissa react to Christian's presence at the graduation party? For what reason?

8. Why is Lissa surprised by Christian's sudden interest in saving Dimitri and his desire to help her learn how to wield a stake?

9. What special twist do the guardians add to Rose's test that they did not give to the other guardian graduates? For what reason?

10. Why does Rose allow Victor to feed from the human feeder before they begin their retreat from the prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Adrian Ivashkov? What is his role in Rose's life? Why is Adrian not happy when he learns that Rose was the one who helped Victor escape prison? What does Adrian think of Rose's desire to learn how to heal Dimitri? Why does Adrian refuse to help in any way with this plan? Why does Adrian tend to drink a lot? What is Adrian's reputation in Moroi society? Is this reputation well deserved? Explain. How does Rose feel about Adrian's vices? How does Rose feel about Adrian? Does Rose's feelings for Adrian compare to her feelings for Dimitri?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Victor Dashkov? Why does Rose want to break him out of prison? How is breaking Victor out of prison with Lissa's help an ironic twist in the plot of this series of novels? What does Rose hope that Victor can do for her? Why can Rose not get this information somewhere else? Who does Rose enlist in her plot to help Victor escape from prison? What danger does this plan exists for Rose and her co-conspirators? How does Lissa use her magic, spirit, to keep the guards from seeing Rose, Lissa, and Eddie's true appearance? How does Lissa use spirit to manipulate the behaviors of some of the guards in the prison?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Lissa Dragomir? What is Lissa's relationship with Rose? How have Rose and Lissa become bonded to one another? What is unique about this bond between these two girls? Why does Rose believe she will no longer be allowed to be Lissa's guardian? Would she have been Lissa's guardian if she had not done this thing? Why or why not? Why does Lissa need a guardian? What type of vampire is Lissa? What does it mean that Lissa is part of a royal Moroi family?

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