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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 universities does Sophie’s father give an annual guest lecture?

2. Which of the following does the Sleeping God call his younger son?

3. In which of the following cities does Sophie note Josh broke his ribs?

4. Which of the following sobriquets do the Disir report for themselves?

5. When does Saint-Germain note having met Joan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why, per Perenelle, do most ghosts lack feet?

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

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

7. Why do the Disir note they will attack at dawn?

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

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

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

Sophie and Josh are presented as deuteragonists in the novel. Which of them is, in fact, the primary character? What in the text and its contexts suggests that s/he is? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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