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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. What does Rhys think of the backroom of Elaine's shop?

2. What does Vivi use a spell to replicate in the Prologue?

3. Why does Vivi get so angry with Rhys?

4. What expression does Gwyn often use to mean something bad?

5. What is the name of Aunt Elaine's shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Rhys have with his father Simon?

2. What is Rhys's relationship with his brother Llewellyn like?

3. What does Rhys ask Vivi to do with him in Chapter 8 that she is really excited about?

4. Why does Aunt Elaine say not to mix vodka and witchcraft?

5. In Chapter 12, how does the magic going haywire affect Sir Purcival?

6. In Chapter 7, how is Rhys almost seriously injured?

7. What happens in Chapter 10 at Aunt Elaine's shop?

8. When does Vivi begin to suspect she may have actually cursed Rhys?

9. In Chapter 2, what does Rhys tell Wells when Wells asks if he loved Vivi?

10. What is special about the Penhallow family and its connection to Graves Glen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vivi feel so different from Aunt Elaine and Gwyn? How are Vivi's feelings about magic and family related to each other, and how do both change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Who has had the most significant influence on Vivi's perceptions of magic and how to use it, and how does Aunt Elaine act as a counterweight to these perceptions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Sterling spends a significant amount of time developing the sexual tension and chemistry between Vivi and Rhys? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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