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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 Rhonda predict for Rose's immediate future in her current tarot card reading?

2. To what does Rose compare Lissa in the aftermath of Dimitri's healing?

3. What distracts Dimitri in the second before Lissa begins her attempt to stake him?

4. Who is Sydney?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rose learn that Lissa and her party have been attacked by Dimitri and other Strigoi after Lissa's birthday dinner?

3. Why is Dimitri being questions by royal Moroi in the sunlight? What is this supposed to prove?

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

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

6. What does Adrian tell his mother about Rose's alibi the night of Tatiana's murder that causes her some panic and to decide to hire Adrian a lawyer?

7. Where does Ambrose take Rose when she runs into him outside the courthouse? Why?

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

9. Why does Rose become angry about the new law? What does Rose say to the court?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) Setting

2) Language

3) Structure

Essay Topic 2

How is Tatiana murdered? Why is Rose arrested? What is the evidence against Rose? Why does Abe act as Rose's attorney? Who else has hired an attorney for Rose? What is revealed under testimony during the hearing on the charges against Rose? Who slips Rose a piece of paper? What does this paper contain? How does Rose react to the information in this note? What does Rose's immediate future look like? Is there a chance that Rose might survive a trial for murder?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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