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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 does Sophie note is the name of her best friend?

2. Which of the following takes Sophie from Josh as they leave Sacré-Coeur?

3. Which of the following *Boulevards* does Machiavelli establish as a boundary for the search for Flamel’s group after they flee from Sacré-Coeur?

4. In which of the following makes of car does Machiavelli arrive at the Eiffel Tower?

5. Which of the following does Scathach note was her first epithet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Saint-Germain note his distraction is likely to be explained away?

4. What competition does Machiavelli note needing to worry about in his attempts to bid for the Japanese masks at auction?

5. How, per Flamel, do Dee and those he serves see humans?

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

7. What does Machiavelli note about his most recent encounter with Scathach before the events of the novel?

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

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

10. When introduced, how is Dagon described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the following passage:

“Those are just names,” Scathach muttered, sounding embarrassed.

“They sound like more than names,” Sophie pressed. “They sound like titles…titles you’ve earned?” she persisted.

“Well, I’ve had lots of names,” Scathach said, “names my friends gave me, named my foes called me” (100).

What is the difference between a name and a title? What in the novel and in experience support the distinction? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What purpose is served by the prefatory note, ostensibly coming from Flamel’s notes? What function does it serve for the text? What in the novel supports that purpose and function? 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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