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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. With which of the following does Part One, Chapter II begin?

2. With which of the following does Part Two, Chapter II begin?

3. Of whom is Bassano reported to have been a student?

4. In what part of London does Kylie lodge?

5. Which of the following does Kylie burn in her London lodgings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of butter melting expressed in the novel?

2. What is the first working Kylie performs from The Book of the Raven?

3. On what do the Owens women dine when they meet Vincent at Durant’s home?

4. How does Hardwick respond to Kylie’s appearance at the library following Gideon’s accident?

5. How does Sally seal the bargain with Ian for his aid?

6. What is the condition of Lockland’s ancestral estate?

7. What is the disposition of Jet’s goods after her death?

8. What reason is given for people staying home in Thornfield on All Soul’s Night, and what reason is understood to be true?

9. What do the Owenses purchase at the Parisian magic shop?

10. What does Kylie offer in exchange for her first direction toward left-handed magic in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many excellent early American women poets: Bradstreet, Wheatley, Rowson, and Warren, among others. What purpose is served by the focus of the novel on the poetry of Dickinson? How is it served?

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than fantasy fiction might the novel belong? What in the novel suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The narrative makes the comment that “once you had what you wanted, left-handed magic took everything else in return. You didn’t even realize that you’d been burned until you looked down to discover you had been turned to ash” (120). What in the novel and in experience support the comment? How do they do so?

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