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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 will Abraham soon be?

2. Who created the anpus?

3. Who had Sophie recently defeated?

4. From where is Sophie escaping?

5. What was the reason Abraham creates a book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is following Odin and what transpires between them?

2. Where are Machiavelli and Billy the Kid and about what are they talking?

3. What does Perenelle try to do as they are riding in the Jeep and what does she know about her and husband?

4. Why does Abraham create the book and what part is Mars supposed to play in the upcoming confrontation with John Dee?

5. Who do Dee and Dare notice following and what happens to make Dee change his plans?

6. How does Sophie feel about Perenelle and what does Perenelle tell Sophie?

7. Who goes into Xibalba and what do they do?

8. What happens to two teenaged hoods who approach a seemingly harmless drunk?

9. About what do Machiavelli and Billy the Kid feel conflicted?

10. Where is Promotheseus driving a Jeep and why is he weak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Warlock is one book in a series of novels involving Nicholas and the twins. Discuss the following.

1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in The Warlock? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in The Warlock including why you believe it is foreshadow. 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 Warlock and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of The Warlock, much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. there are woods, mountains, rivers, oceans, etc), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of The Warlock that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in The Warlock.

2. Define the words as used in in The Warlock world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of The Warlock. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in The Warlock? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from The Warlock? Which ones?

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