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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. Why do Rose and her companions choose the Luxor as their hotel of choice?

2. What does Nathan Ivashkov say is absurd?

3. Who is the most popular newly graduated guardian among the Moroi?

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

5. What makes silver stakes a powerful weapon against Strigoi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lissa go to Lehigh University? Who goes with her?

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

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

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

5. How do Rose and her friends end up in a dead end corridor in front of an alarmed door?

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

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

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

9. Where do the newly graduated guardian go after their graduation? For what reason?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Robert Doru? Why does Rose want to meet Robert? Who knows where Robert can be found? What does Rose first notice about Robert upon their first meeting? Why does this bother Rose? What does Robert tell Rose and her companions about healing Strigoi? How does Robert happen to have this information? What is the one flaw in Robert's strategy to heal Strigoi? Who volunteers to heal Dimitri for Rose? Why does Rose argue that this is not an option?

Essay Topic 3

What is spirit? How does it work? What are some of its side effects? What is Lissa's fear in regards to the use of spirit? What does Lissa sense on the other side of a door marked psychiatric wing in the prison? Why does this cause Lissa so much fear and unhappiness? How has Lissa dealt with the side effects of spirit in the past? What role does Rose play in helping draw away the dark side effects of spirit from Lissa? What impact does this have on Rose's sanity?

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