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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 secures Alyx new position as a squire?

2. What does Alyx feel she cannot ask Raine to do for her in Chapter 11?

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

4. When Raine enters the tent again, what does he vow to do to Joss?

5. Why does Alyx refuse to meet Blanche's demand after horse riding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alyx worried about leaving the camp with Raine?

3. Describe Rosamund.

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

5. What does Pagnell's servant tell Alyx she must do so no one will recognize her?

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

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

8. What plan does Joss and Alyx come up with to stop Raine from leaving the camp?

9. What does Alyx insist that she has not done, and how does Raine react?

10. Describe the protagonist of the novel.

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 secondary characters in the novel Velvet Song. Which characters are considered the secondary characters? What are their storylines? Are they important to the novel? If so, why? How do they relate to the main characters?

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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