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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. Silas has denied himself sexual pleasure for how many years?

2. Inside the safety deposit box, Langdon and Sophie find what?

3. What is the albino's name?

4. Where is the Museum located?

5. Sophie and Langdon are at the train station, and Sophie asks Langdon to use his credit card to buy two tickets on the first train doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sophie and Langdon determine what to do after they have the key?

2. How is the relationship between Silas and Aringarosa expanded upon in Chapters 39 through 41, and what might the consequences be?

3. How is Jacques' museum message resolved in Chapters 29-31?

4. What is the significance of Friday the 13th according to this section of the book?

5. What is the state of the crime scene, when Langdon finally sees it in person?

6. How do Sophie's motivations seem suspicious, in Chapters 11 through 14?

7. What happens when Sophie and Langdon finally reach the American Embassy?

8. What is learned, in this section, about Bishop Aringarosa's role in the story and what role might he play in future events as a result?

9. If you were the albino attacker, would you have shot Jacques as quickly? Why or why not?

10. What is foreshadowing and how does foreshadowing begin to play into the story, especially with regard to Langdon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the things that Dan Brown implies in the book is that religious beliefs are always flawed or, at least, incomplete in some way. Do you agree with that opinion? Use examples from both the book and real life to explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

The author, Dan Brown, uses plot twists quite often in the book. Describe, in detail, your favorite plot twist. Why was it your favorite? What new information did it provide? What old information did it nullify? Also, how different do you feel the book would have been, had that plot twist not existed?

Essay Topic 3

Both the relationship between Aringarosa and Silas and the one between Jacques and Sophie were destructive. Compare and contrast the two situations. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they different? Also, do you feel that Sophie's relationship with Jacques was resolved at all at the end of the book, even though the two could never speak and resolve their differences? Why or why not?

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