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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. Who has been taken prisoner by Roger Chatworth?

2. Who does Alyx summon to tend to Raine's sword wound in Chapter 7?

3. How does Alyx disguise herself when she goes into hiding?

4. Where does Alyx hide after escaping the men that enter her house?

5. How does Raine react when Alyx tries to touch his hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Alyx and Raine go riding in the forest?

3. How has Alyx gained enemies at the camp?

4. Why does Raine decide to continue with the lie of Alyx being a man even though he knows that Alyx is actual a woman?

5. What do Joss, Rosamund, and Alyx do while Raine battles his injuries?

6. What does Raine find out from an urgent letter that arrives at the camp?

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

8. How does Alyx try to stop Raine from killing Roger?

9. What happens when Raine tries to help steady Alyx after she stumbles off a horse?

10. What happens when Alyx is watching over Raine one night while he is in a feverish state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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