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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. Who decides it is time to flee?
2. About what does the Sphinx wonder aloud?
3. Who does Niccolo believe is more dangerous than Nicholas Flamel?
4. Why do Palamedes and Shakespeare try to stop Nicholas from helping Perenelle?
5. Why are Dee and Bastet afraid?
Short Essay Questions
1. How and why does the Crow Goddess help Perenelle, and how does she use a simple plan to escape Alcatraz?
2. How does Machiavelli keep tabs on Nicholas' group and where does he figure they are going?
3. What gives Dee renewed hope as shown in the Epilogue?
4. What spurs Nicholas to talk about the other sets of twins he has dealt with over the years and what does Nicholas say about them?
5. Who lands on Alcatrz and whom do the newcomers first encounter?
6. What dangerous plan does Dee make and why does he think he will be successful in executing the plan?
7. Why is Nereus after Perenelle and how does Perenelle defeat Nereus?
8. What is the difference between Niccolo's ambitions concerning the Elders and that of Dee and Flamel?
9. What does the young man in a green parka do at the train station?
10. What is the difference between Josh and Sophie's lives concerning their new-found powers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Josh and Sophie. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Nicholas and John Dee. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in The Sorceress help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of The Sorceress, much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. there are woods, mountains, rivers, oceans, etc), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:
1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of The Sorceress that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in The Sorceress.
2. Define the words as used in in The Sorceress world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.
3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of The Sorceress. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in The Sorceress? What word(s)?
4. Were there any words you never really understood from The Sorceress? Which ones?
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of interesting questions raised by The Sorceress. Questions that Scott most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Scott' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Scott' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Scott and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
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