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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 do the Newmans note as their age in the novel?

2. At which of the following universities does Sophie’s father give an annual guest lecture?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are the Catacombs of Paris explained?

4. What cover story is advanced for Nidhogg’s rampage through Paris?

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of the damage Clarent inflicts on Nidhogg?

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

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

The comment is made that Saint-Germain’s immortality, achieved through his own efforts and requiring no renewal, is particularly vexing to other immortals. What reason does the novel suggest for that vexation, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the novel, the online game World of Warcraft is mentioned by name. What purpose might the repeated reference serve? What in the novel and its contexts, and in experience, suggests that purpose? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

To what extent can the novel be considered a Bildungsoman, a coming-of-age narrative? For which character? What in the text indicates as much, and how does it do so?

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