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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 wrote the only letter that Simons finds in the cottage?

2. What does Eleanor give Simon to eat when they meet?

3. What does the son of a fortune-teller see painted on a door in an alley?

4. How does a young woman spend her time when she is contemplating choosing the path of an acolyte?

5. Where does Zachary hide when he watches Rhyme after being in the wine cellar with Mirabel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorian prevent from happening when he is at a bar in "Interlude 3"?

2. Where are there doors that lead to the Starless Sea?

3. How does Simon begin going to the Harbor?

4. How does one become a keeper?

5. What does Mirabel think happened to Dorian?

6. What did Zachary's mother see and do 14 years ago in New Orleans?

7. What is Zachary studying and what degree is he working on?

8. What happened when a woman came to the key collector for a key?

9. What does Mirabel look like when he sees her at the Harbor?

10. What did the star merchant sell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. Does the mood in the novel change in different sections of the book? What is the overall mood of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor and Simon are from different times. How does being from different times affect their relationship? Why are they time-crossed lovers?

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor was exploring in the woods when she opened a door that took her to the Harbor. How old was Eleanor when she came to the Harbor? How do the experiences that she has help her grow, mature, and develop her identity?

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