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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. Of what does The Book of the Raven smell?

2. Which language is Gideon studying before his accident?

3. What had been the name of Franny’s husband?

4. At what college does Antonia study?

5. On which street do the Owens women live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the novel note left-hand paths begin (132)?

3. What is the significance of the Chocolate Tipsy Cake?

4. What are the sections of The Book of the Raven (130)?

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

6. What ultimately incriminates Ian Wright after his arrest?

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

8. How does Sally’s first husband die?

9. What does Ian note as the intended effects of the malediction used against him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Book of the Raven has in it an inscription from Jet that reads “Everything worthwhile is dangerous” (107). Does the novel bear out the inscription? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator comments that “Curses are like knots, the more you struggle to be free, the tighter they become, whether they’re made of rope or spite or desperation [sic]” (4-5). Does the novel bear out the comment? How or how not?

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