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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. Why does Josh feel overwhelmed?
2. How many humans are on Alcatraz when Chapter 17 opens?
3. What happens to the three flesh eaters?
4. Who is responsible for poisoned flies?
5. About what is Juan Manuel de Ayala happy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Scatty and Joan end up and what is the problem?
2. What does Shakespeare say about John Dee?
3. What does Shakespeare decide to do and what do the others say about this?
4. Why does Palamedes become irritated with Nicholas and what does he suggest about Nicholas' impatience?
5. Whom does Perenelle visit in the depths below Alcatraz and what does she learn?
6. What dangerous plan does Dee make and why does he think he will be successful in executing the plan?
7. Where is Dee and what is he contemplating in Chapter 48?
8. What does Josh "read" in Dee when they clash swords?
9. What does the speaker have to get from Dee and the Dark Elders and why is there hope that he can?
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
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in The Sorceress. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Scott chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Scott chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Scott's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliff hangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Scott use too many or too few literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in The Sorceress. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in The Sorceress. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of power in The Sorceress. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with power? Why? What are some symbols of power? Symbols of control? What characters seem powerful?
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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