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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. Which of the following languages does Kylie find in The Book of the Raven?

2. At which of the following does Kylie claim to be conducting research?

3. Which of the following does Ian have tattooed on his right forearm?

4. As which of the following would Jet register for a hotel room?

5. What is the date of Jet’s death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is called the “greatest treasure” of the Owens Library (103)?

2. What actions does Franny take to rid Ian Wright of malediction?

3. What ultimately incriminates Ian Wright after his arrest?

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

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

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

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

8. What are Vincent’s reasons for having fled from the Owens family in his youth?

9. Why does Ian note liking to run?

10. What indication does Franny receive from Vincent that he wants to reconnect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the novel define magic? What in the novel supports the definition? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What is the central discourse of the novel? That is, what is the main point the novel makes—not its theme, as such, but its main message? How does the novel bear out that discourse? What makes it the major point made in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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