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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. At which of the following temperatures does Josh note bread toasts?

2. Which of the following does Josh note collecting?

3. Which of the following epithets corresponds to Clarent?

4. Which of the following movies has what Saint-Germain regards as one of his favorite soundtracks?

5. Which of the following kinds of mage taught Perenelle her stone-melting spell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why, per Areop-Enap, does Dee not kill the Old Spider?

4. Why, per Perenelle, does Dee capture Areop-Enap?

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

6. How are the Catacombs of Paris explained?

7. What reason does Flamel note for assigning Clarent to Josh?

8. What does Josh notice on the table in Saint-Germain’s attic studio?

9. What does Flamel note as the first secret of the Codex?

10. How are the Disir described when Machiavelli and Dee initially meet with them?

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

Machiavelli notes that Dee “Always has to have the last word” (89), referring to his habit of ending phone calls without closure. What is indicated about Dee by such action? How does the novel support the indication?

Essay Topic 3

Repeatedly in the novel, Machiavelli and Dee both acknowledge that they serve “Dark Elders.” What narrative effect does the characters’ acknowledgement of such “dark” allegiance have? What in the text supports that effect? How does it do so?

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