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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. When is a photograph from the Alongquin Hotel Annual Literary Masquerade taken of a woman wearing a necklace that has a bee, a sword, and a key?

2. What does the Kitchen send up for Eleanor and the baby?

3. What color are Dorian's socks when Mirabel and Zachary take him to his room at the Harbor?

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

5. On page 27, how many times has Zachary read "Sweet Sorrows"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the small girl communicate how she got to the Harbor and what she was doing at the time?

2. What costume does a woman wear that fascinates Zachary?

3. What happens to the pirate and the girl in Interlude 2?

4. What does the Keeper look like?

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

6. What is the path to becoming an acolyte?

7. What happens when Simon tries to take Sweet Sorrows from the Harbor?

8. What does Mirabel think happened to Dorian?

9. What did the star merchant sell?

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

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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