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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. Where was Mari born?

2. What is the name of the house in Lilith Rising?

3. What does Emily feel stung by in Chapter Five?

4. What album do critics compare Lara's Aestas to?

5. What is actually carved into the window seat window at Villa Aestas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Emily struggling with at work in Part I?

2. What is Noel's class background as Mari understands it?

3. In Part II, what do Matt's first texts to Emily say?

4. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

5. What does Mari think about Noel when she first meets him?

6. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

7. Where does Chess want to take Emily for the summer?

8. Why is Mari estranged from her father William?

9. Why does Emily sometimes feel sheepish around Chess now that they are in young adulthood?

10. What does Emily think about the way Chess and Matt got along during her marriage to Matt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Emily want to keep her exciting new writing project at Villa Aestas to herself, and in particular to keep it a secret from Chess? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hawkins address class and financial differences between her main characters in each era? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What connections does Hawkins draw between creativity, brilliance, and volatility? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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