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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 is *Sophie* able to see from her room at Saint-Germain’s home?

2. With which of the following services does Josh report having an email account?

3. At which of the following national monuments does Josh note learning his fear of snakes?

4. Which of the following does Flamel report having retrieved from his tombstone?

5. In which of the following does Saint-Germain purpose to enter the Catacombs of Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Catacombs of Paris explained?

2. In what circumstances does Saint-Germain note having started a romantic relationship with Joan?

3. Why, per Perenelle, does de Ayala find no bones when spiders consume homunculi?

4. What reasons does Saint-Germain suggest the Witch of Endor has for disliking him?

5. What plans had Sophie had for her year that have now been overset by her entry into the occult world?

6. What justification does Sophie offer for her trust of Flamel and his associates?

7. Why does de Ayala note Alcatraz prisoners had not been able to escape by the way Dee brought his hidden prisoner to the island?

8. Why does Saint-Germain note Sophie will likely be his only student?

9. What does Saint-Germain note is the most dangerous form of immortality, and why?

10. What is the ultimate fate of Nidhogg in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, comments are made about Machiavelli’s physical exhaustion, particularly in comparison to others’ lack of fatigue. What is signified by his relative physical weakness? How is it signified?

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

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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