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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. When does Juvenal's business operate in "Juvenal Nyx"?

2. When the stranger leaves Calum trapped on a ledge in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains," he tells him he will return when?

3. Who is born with a curved spine and a chest that caves in on itself in "Fossil-Figures"?

4. Whose minions are after another god in the beginning of "Wildfire in Manhattan"?

5. What did Calum tie his victim to when he was younger in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Juvenal begin his new life as a child of the night in "Juvenal Nyx"?

2. Why does Thor enlist Lukas' help in "Wildfire in Manhattan"? What does Lukas do?

3. How long do the visits come nightly to Juvenal in "Juvenal Nyx"? What is he left with when his "creator" leaves him?

4. What does the protagonist of "Blood" believe may drive his actions? How does he go about assuaging this need?

5. How does the dwarf trick Calum in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"? Why?

6. What conversation do Calum and the dwarf have while walking in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

7. What dates does the diary span in "Samantha's Diary"? What gifts did Samantha receive?

8. What does Tom confess to Deel while hunting in "The Stars are Falling"? What happens next?

9. Who are the men described in the beginning of "Unbelief"? What interaction do they have?

10. Where does Abe go after Sarah leaves him in "Weights and Measures"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define nemes and analyze the characters of Martin Kobel and Annabelle Young in "The Therapist." How does Kobel know Annabelle is influenced by a neme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of Christmas in "Samantha's Diary", and compare and contrast the characters of Samantha and her admirer in the narrative. How does Samantha feel about her admirer?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the themes and imagery in "Weights and Measures." What is symbolic about the dollhouse in the story?

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