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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. Where does Alyx send Catherine until Christmas?

2. Who does Roger Chatworth tell Alyx he is when they first meet?

3. How does Pagnell plan to collect the ransom for both Raine and Alyx?

4. Why does Alyx berate Raine in Chapter 20?

5. Why does Alyx agree to go with Pagnell when they see each other at the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gavin and Judith ask Alyx to do to bring Raine back home for good?

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

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

4. What do Raine and Gavin do when Alyx tells them about Elizabeth and Miles?

5. What news does Alyx learn of the Montgomerys?

6. Who pulls Alyx out of the crowd at the fair and why does he do this?

7. What does Alyx discover after leaving the camp, and what is her reaction this news?

8. What do Raine and Alyx do together at the fair?

9. What does Alyx notice in the moments before her execution?

10. Why does the king agree to pardon Raine?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel Velvet Song, Jude Deveraux. Describe her background and her career as a writer. What genre does she typically write in? What has she achieved in her career? Is she respected in her field? What is known about her writing process? Can any connections be made between the plot of the novel and the author's life?

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