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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. What does Sophie want for herself?

2. What does Josh attempt to hold that causes him pain?

3. Why does Perenelle go into the depths below Acatraz?

4. What do Palamedes and the Green Knights do?

5. Whom does Shakespeare want to destroy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dee ask of Machiavelli?

2. Where do Scatty and Joan end up and what is the problem?

3. Who meets Machiavelli at the airport and what encouraging call does Machiavelli receive while still at the airport?

4. Who is approaching Dee and Bastet and what is their response to those approaching them?

5. Who picks up Dee at the airport and what does she tell him?

6. How do Josh and Sophie take out the Horned God in the confrontation in the barn?

7. What does Cernunnos do in Chapter 61, and what is Dee's reaction?

8. What does Sophie tell Nicholas she wants to do and why does he say it is impossible?

9. 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?

10. What does the speaker have to get from Dee and the Dark Elders and why is there hope that he can?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think The Sorceress is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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