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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 does Raine tell Alyx after her bath in the river?
2. What plan does Joss come up with to avoid Raine facing danger?
3. How does Raine react to Alyx's lie in the tent?
4. Who tells Alyx that she must go into hiding after she is declared a wanted criminal?
5. How does Alyx disguise herself when she goes into hiding?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alyx try to stop Raine from killing Roger?
2. What does Alyx insist that she has not done, and how does Raine react?
3. After hearing Alyx's reason for pouring water on Joss, how does Raine react?
4. What does Pagnell's servant tell Alyx she must do so no one will recognize her?
5. What happens when Raine tries to help steady Alyx after she stumbles off a horse?
6. What does Raine find out from an urgent letter that arrives at the camp?
7. What happens when Alyx and Raine go riding in the forest?
8. Why is Alyx horrified to find out that she will be Raine's servant?
9. Where does Alyx go after fleeing from Pagnell and his men who broke into her house?
10. Describe the protagonist of the novel.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Alyx's character growth. How does her character at the beginning of the novel compare to her character at the end of the novel? How and why is she able to grow?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how Velvet Song is an example of a novel which tries to satisfy its reader. Is this common among all novels of this genre? Why might Deveraux be trying to please the audience? What might the reader be looking for from a novel such as Velvet Song?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the challenges which the characters face in the novel Velvet Song. What or who is causing these challenges, and how do the characters overcome them? What is Deveraux's purpose for including these challenges?
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