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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 Gavin and Judith ask Alyx to do for Raine?

2. What does Alyx beg Raine not to do at the fair?

3. How do the outlaws feel when Alyx leaves the camp?

4. What does the King demand Miles do?

5. How does Alyx feel when she has not heard from Raine for two months?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pagnell do to Alyx at the wedding?

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

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

4. What news does Alyx learn of the Montgomerys?

5. Why does the king agree to pardon Raine?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Alyx and Raine. What challenges and struggles do they face? How do they meet? Do they get along well? If not, what is causing conflict between them? What are some of the ups and downs they experience? Does their relationship end on a happy note at the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the male lead of the novel, Raine Montgomery. What are his defining character traits? Describe his relationships with the other characters in the novel. What struggles or obstacles does he face throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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