View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following is Saint-Germain noted to have an apartment?

2. To which of the following do Scatty and Sophie head to reach the Eiffel Tower?

3. Which of the following coffees does Joan serve when the Newmans arrive at her home?

4. Which of the following serves as an epigraph for the novel?

5. Which of the following *physical features* does Perenelle note her imprisoning sphinx has?

Short Essay Questions

1. What cover story does Machiavelli purpose to spread if he captures Flamel’s group at Sacré-Coeur?

2. How does Josh recall Dee describing Flamel to him?

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

4. What atrocities does Flamel ascribe to Dee?

5. How do Saint-Germain and Scathach greet one another?

6. What reasons does Scathach voice for separating the Newmans when they split up en route to the Eiffel Tower?

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

8. What reasons does Perenelle cite for being able to hear the voices of spirits while she is imprisoned at Alcatraz?

9. What reason does Scathach cite for not experiencing jet lag?

10. How does Joan note achieving immortality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scathach comments that “That is the curse of immortality: to watch the world change, to see everything you know wither” (102). Is her comment correct? That is, is it a curse? What in the novel and in experience suggests that it is so? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of novels from Scott’s The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series on the New York Times and other bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the series, as represented by the present novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Notably, the third primary division of the text—Monday, 4th June—has but one chapter. What effect does the compression have on the contents of the division? How is that effect produced?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample