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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 does Ian have tattooed on his left forearm?

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

3. At which of the following had Ian Wright taught?

4. Which of the Brontë sisters’ books does Jet note reading?

5. Which language is Gideon studying before his accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explicate the irony in Lockland’s comments that the people of Thornfield do not know what to think about people like him?

2. How does Vincent mourn his lost beloved?

3. What is noted as the usual custom for personal Grimoires when their authors die?

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

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

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

7. What ultimately incriminates Ian Wright after his arrest?

8. Why do the Owenses draw straws to see who will approach Wright?

9. When, per Jet, does Love Potion Number Nine work best?

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

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

Consider the names of the formal divisions of the novel. What significance accrues to them? How does that significance present itself? What purpose is served by that significance? How is it served?

Essay Topic 3

Readerly attention also focuses on the following passage: “Seeing has little to do with opening your eyes; it’s what you feel inside that counts, it’s what you know without anyone telling you [sic]” (36). What in the novel and in experience support the passage? How do they do so?

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