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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 of the following powers does Perenelle note her imprisoning sphinx has?
2. On which of the following continents have the Flamels not been seen?
3. Which of the following kinds of business does Flamel find occupying what had been his home?
4. Which of the following is cited in an objection to Machiavelli’s lockdown order?
5. By which of the following were Sophie’s magical powers awakened?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is a tulpa defined in the novel?
2. What reasons does Perenelle cite for being able to hear the voices of spirits while she is imprisoned at Alcatraz?
3. How does Saint-Germain note his distraction is likely to be explained away?
4. What fate does the sphinx envision for Perenelle?
5. 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?
6. What reason does Scathach give for reporting her age only in human years?
7. What distraction does Francis occasion to cover flight from the Eiffel Tower?
8. When introduced, how is Dagon described?
9. What reasons does Scathach voice for doubting whether help will be available for Flamel?
10. What reason does Machiavelli note for focusing on Flamel as he and his companions flee from the Eiffel Tower?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Flamel remarks upon Dee’s deceits, noting that “the best lie is one that is wrapped around a core of truth” (109). Is his comment correct? That is, is fact at the root of effective deceit? What in the novel and in experience indicates as much, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Thirty-two, Machiavelli releases Dagon from his service and calls him a friend. What significance inheres in the action? How does the novel show that significance?
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