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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. With which of the following does Saint-Germain welcome the Newmans and Scathach into his home?

2. Which of the following does Perenelle note as Dee’s “one great failing” (38)?

3. As which of the following does Perenelle gloss the name de Ayala gave Alcatraz?

4. By which of the following were Sophie’s magical powers awakened?

5. Which of the following is the number of alarms Flamel sets off in Sacré-Coeur?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel articulate the difference between a tulpa and a golem?

2. How does Scathach explain her sobriquet “Shadow” (100)?

3. What effects does Josh suffer from the sudden flight from Sacré-Coeur?

4. What, in the novel, is the DGSE, which Machiavelli heads?

5. In the novel, what accounts for the distinctive scents of persons’ magic?

6. What reasons does Machiavelli have for jealousy of Dee?

7. What linguistic ambitions does Sophie note to Scathach?

8. Why does Sophie struggle to remember her own phone number?

9. Flamel expresses confusion that Sacré-Coeur is closed when he, Scathach, and the Newman twins arrive there. What reason does Sophie note for the closure?

10. How is a tulpa defined in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the symbolism of the Newmans' names: Josh, Sophie, and Newman.

Essay Topic 2

The comment is made that Saint-Germain’s immortality, achieved through his own efforts and requiring no renewal, is particularly vexing to other immortals. What reason does the novel suggest for that vexation, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider Saint-Germain’s gift to Josh. As he gives it, he notes changes to gift culture between his youth and the novel’s present. How representative of broader cultural shifts are the changes to gift culture? What in experience suggests as much? How is the suggestion borne out?

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