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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. To what can an Elder return a human?

2. Who had once been Flamel's apprentice?

3. What is the Crow Goddess' attitude towards Alcatraz?

4. What do Palamedes and the Green Knights do?

5. What decimates the Wild Hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Palamedes become irritated with Nicholas and what does he suggest about Nicholas' impatience?

2. What does Shakespeare say about John Dee?

3. What happens when Nicholas reveals himself to Gilgamesh and who intervenes?

4. Where does Dee find Excalibur; how does he use Excalibur as a "compass" and what does he know about Clarent and its influence on Josh?

5. How do Nicholas and the twins help Perenelle and why does she need assistance?

6. How do Joan and Scatty get to the ley lines to travel to San Francisco and about what are they in awe?

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

8. Why does Palamedes worry about Josh and what does Nicholas tell Palamedes about Gilgamesh?

9. Where is Dee and what is he contemplating in Chapter 48?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The Sorceress based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Sorceress is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Sorceress a successful novel? What about young teens?

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

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in The Sorceress? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in The Sorceress including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from The Sorceress and your own life to support your opinion.

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