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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 promise Adrian she will do when she confronts Dimitri this time?

2. How many Strigoi does Rose claim to have killed while in Russia?

3. Who urges Rose to leave Dimitri when he becomes volatile?

4. What does Ambrose predict the new dhampir age law will do to young dhampirs?

5. What does Rose hope can happen between her and Adrian now that she and Dimitri are over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there a near riot at the courthouse?

2. Why does Lissa invite Rose to use their mental bond to go with her to visit with Dimitri? Is this something Lissa often does?

3. Why does the rescue team intent on rescuing Lissa and Christian include Moroi?

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

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

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

7. How does Dimitri respond to Lissa when she goes to visit him? How does Rose feel about this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Who is Eric Dragomir? Why does Rose react to accusations that Eric Dragomir liked the women and was something of a womanizer? How can Rose argue that these stories are lies? What does Rose later learn that makes her doubt her assumptions about Eric Dragomir? Who else seems to know about Eric Dragomir's past indiscretion? What can those indiscretions mean for Rose? For Lissa? How does Rose plan to act on that information?

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