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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 do Joss and Alyx look for work as?

2. Who arrives at the camp to accept Raine's challenge?

3. Who was dressed up as a guard at the execution?

4. How does the crowd act when it is time for Alyx's execution?

5. What is the only thing that can soothe the king?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the fight between Roger and Raine?

2. Who does Alyx finally meet at the end of Chapter 14?

3. Who does Alyx meet at the wedding and what does Alyx think of this person?

4. What happens in November, and how does it affect Alyx?

5. Is the end of the novel a happy ending?

6. What news does Alyx learn of the Montgomerys?

7. What happens when Alyx arrives at the monastery after a two-hour long journey?

8. Why does the king agree to pardon Raine?

9. Why does Brian Chatworth come to the outlaw's camp?

10. Why does Roger Chatworth visit the camp?

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 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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