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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 does Hans not want Rose to engage Strigoi on her way into the warehouse?

2. Why does Rose not immediately go to Dimitri after he is healed?

3. What does Adrian confess he felt while Rose was gone with the rescue team the night of the Strigoi attack?

4. Why does Lissa call to Rose over the bond at the end of the chapter?

5. How does Rose know how Dimitri will set up his defenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose try to stop Lissa from staking Dimitri? Who helps Lissa?

2. Why is Rose placed in a position of leadership during the rescue mission to save Lissa and Christian?

3. Why does Rose turn to Adrian after Dimitri's final rejection of her? What mark does Adrian leave on Rose?

4. How does Ambrose react when Rose tells him about the new dhampir age law? Why?

5. What does Mikhail tell Rose about the investigation into the queen's murder?

6. What does Rose find particularly touching about the ceremony to memorialize the dead?

7. Why does Rose go to church? What conversation does she have there? What impact does the conversation have on Rose?

8. What does Rose think has caused Dimitri's change of heart in regards to their relationship?

9. What does Dimitri do when the royal guardians come to arrest Rose? Why does Rose make him stop?

10. Why do the guardians react to Dimitri with violence despite his change in appearance? Why is Dimitri imprisoned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Moroi council passes a law that allows dhampirs to become guardians at sixteen instead of eighteen. What is the driving force behind this law? How do many Moroi and dhampir react to this news? How do Rose and her friends react to this news? Who does Rose blame the most for this new law? For what reason? What does Rose say in protest to this law? What other laws might have been passed along with this new law? What is this law a symptom of in Moroi society?

Essay Topic 2

How does Dimitri react to being a dhampir again? What does Dimitri promise to Lissa as a result of her role in his transformation? Why does Dimitri refuse to see Rose? How does Rose react to this news? Why does Rose continually go to see Dimitri despite his desire to stay away from her? How does Dimitri finally convince Rose that he no longer loves her? How does Rose react to this information? Why does she turn to Adrian? How does Dimitri seem to act in contrary to his insistence that he no longer loves Rose? Why is this? How does Rose protect Dimitri in this instance?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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