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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. How does Alyx react when Raine complains about her singing in Chapter 5?

2. Besides his health, what is Alyx worried about as she watches over Raine while he is sick?

3. What does Alyx catch Blanche doing after Raine falls asleep in Chapter 8?

4. How does Alyx feel when she learns she will be a servant to Raine?

5. What do Alyx and Raine do for the first time while he is ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raine admit to Joss when he awakes from his feverish state? What does Joss admit to Raine?

2. How does Alyx help Raine while at the camp?

3. What does Blanche tell Alyx about Joss's past?

4. How has Alyx gained enemies at the camp?

5. What happens to Alyx when she is walking to practice one day?

6. How does Raine react when he finds Joss and Alyx in bed together?

7. How does Alyx react when she finds out that Raine is aware that she is a woman?

8. What is the first task that Raine assigns to Alyx?

9. Why does Alyx get into a disagreement with Blanche?

10. What does Pagnell do after Alyx gets away from him and his men on horseback?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel Velvet Song. What are the elements found in historical romantic fiction? Which of these elements can be found in the novel Velvet Song?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of revenge in the novel Velvet Song. Who seeks revenge? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Montgomery-Chatworth feud. Which characters are involved in this feud? How did the feud start? Does it end by the conclusion of the novel? If so, how?

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