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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 did Kat do with a transmitter that a man put in her bag?

2. What does Rhyme wear for the departure?

3. What alcoholic beverage do the bees in the dollhouse give Zachary?

4. What does the cat do when Zachary open an arched door of smooth stone at the bottom of the steps that lead from the bee queen?

5. How old was Mirabel when her mother vanished?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visits Madame Rawlins and why at the end of Book 5?

2. What photographs did Kat find and how did she describe them?

3. Why does Dorian think people came to the Harbor?

4. Why does Dorian sit crying on the stone shore at the edge of the Starless Sea in Book 6?

5. Who rescues Dorian when he is drowning in a sea of honey?

6. Why did Kat start writing a diary in longhand?

7. What painting is Dorian looking at when Zachary finds him in Book 4?

8. How does the Kitchen respond when Zachary asks if everything he is experiencing is real?

9. How does Dorian bring Zachary back to life?

10. What does Zachary find at the bottom of the stairs that he follows beneath the statue of the bee queen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character in a novel is usually the protagonist. The character that opposes the main character is usually the antagonist. Who are the antagonist and protagonist in the novel? What conflict is caused by interactions between the protagonist and antagonist? Are there more than one protagonist and antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Authors use foreshadowing to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in this novel? Does the use of foreshadowing increase suspense or decrease suspense? Offer at least two specific examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

A cliffhanger is used when an author stops the narrative and leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the book? What emotions do you feel when a chapter ends without a conclusion? Does a cliffhanger increase suspense or make you want to quit reading a story?

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