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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Grenadiers?
(a) Serial killers.
(b) A band.
(c) Xan's private army.
(d) Terrorists.

2. What is Theo's old driver's name?
(a) Leo.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Martin.
(d) George.

3. Theo's birthday falls on what holiday?
(a) Easter.
(b) Guy Fox Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

4. Why is Helena accepted into Oxford University when she is young?
(a) Her father was well respected and she had expensive schooling growing up.
(b) Her father gave a large donation.
(c) She was a genius. Theo was jealous of her.
(d) She was a very talented artist and received a scholarship.

5. What does Theo regret of himself in the last sentence of Chapter 15?
(a) He regrets leaving his job with Xan.
(b) He wishes he had the group's passion.
(c) He wishes Julian loved him.
(d) He misses having a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beat themselves for the sin of mankind?

2. What does Theo do with the Five Fishes' pamphlet?

3. Who does Theo recognize struggling near the ocean?

4. Who is the Five Fishes' pamphlet addressed to?

5. What is the first of the Five Fishes' concerns that Theo speaks of at the meeting in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the meeting of Theo and the Council in Chapter 12.

2. What day does Theo receive his invitation to Helena's home? How does he feel towards her new life?

3. Describe the Omegas.

4. How does Theo try to sway Julian away from her plans, and how does she defend her motives?

5. What does Miriam say has happened to her brother?

6. Though he eventually is asked over, for what event is Theo not invited to the home of Helena and her new husband?

7. Does Theo have pleasant memories of his original trip to Blythburgh with his family? Why is it then ironic that he is there the second time?

8. In their private conversation after the meeting, how does Xan describe his authority to Theo?

9. Describe the role of Woolcombe in shaping Theo's character.

10. How have you seen Theo change since the beginning of the book as he leaves the note at the Cast Museum saying he will help the Five Fishes?

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