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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 person has Fache bugged?

2. What is written in invisible ink on the key?

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

4. The Opus Dei World Headquarters is located on Lexington Avenue in what U.S. city?

5. Who does Silas follow deep into the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Sophie was justified in throwing the police tracking dot out the window and trying to hide Langdon's escape from the police?

2. What role does Vernet play, in Chapters 42-45 and is it believable?

3. What does Langdon think about the nature of Da Vinci's work?

4. How do Sophie and Langdon finally find what they are looking for at the bank?

5. Why does Fache dislike Sophie, in Chapters 9 and 10, and do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not?

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

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

8. What is Langdon's reaction to the murder, up to the end of Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following people and describe, in detail, the inner conflicts of his/her character using several examples from the book:

1. Jacques

2. Sophie

3. Silas

Essay Topic 3

Do you feel that major mysteries such as a the mystery of the Holy Grail were meant to be solved, or do you think that they are too dangerous to pursue or better left unsolved? What are the implications of solving major world mysteries such as the Holy Grail, alien invasions or the Bermuda Triangle, both good and bad? Use examples from life and from the story to back up your stance on solving world mysteries.

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