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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 national monuments does Josh note learning his fear of snakes?

2. Which of the following does the specter of de Ayala wear?

3. Which of the following does Sophie note had held Clarent?

4. Which of the following adages does Perenelle quote to de Ayala?

5. Which of the following sayings does de Ayala rehearse to Perenelle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Catacombs of Paris explained?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of novels from Scott’s The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series on the New York Times and other bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the series, as represented by the present novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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