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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 the camp insist Alyx has done?

2. How does Alyx feel about the first task Raine assigns her?

3. Why does Raine sympathize with Alyx while they train?

4. What does Alyx do while Raine bathes?

5. What is Raine shocked by when he first meets Alyx?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lies does Alyx tell Raine to make the adulterous situation more believable?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Raine.

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

9. Describe the protagonist of the novel.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 the conclusion of the novel Velvet Song. Was it a happy ending? What happens at the end? Are there any surprises or unanswered questions?

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