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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 is Raine's nickname?

2. After Alyx returns from bathing in the river, what does Raine beg her to do?

3. What does Anne beg Raine to do?

4. Why does Alyx not hear three large men approach her on her way to practice?

5. Who does Alyx beg Raine to go to after they read the letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Alyx do at learning how to ride a horse?

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

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

6. Describe Rosamund.

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

8. What do the group at the camp accuse Alyx of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel Velvet Song. Which characters are involved in conflicts? How do these conflicts begin, and how are they resolved? How do these conflicts affect the lives of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the protagonist of the novel Velvet Song. What are Alyx's defining character traits? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the narrative? What do her main storylines deal with?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel Velvet Song. Where and when is the novel set? How does this affect the narrative? What role does the setting play in the novel? How much does the time period influence the events and actions that take place in the novel?

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