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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 weapon does one of the men threaten to attack Penryn and the Tweedle brother with before Penryn’s mom arrives and intervenes in Chapter 35?

2. Approximately how many room service attendants does the woman tell Penryn there are at the hotel in Chapter 34?

3. What kind of pants does Raffe change into in Chapter 24?

4. The angel Laylah is described by Penryn in Chapter 32 as looking like the mold for what mythological goddess?

5. Raffe tells Penryn in Chapter 25 that a group of angels called what “were stationed on Earth to observe the humans”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Penryn’s reaction to the information she’s learned through Josiah and Raffe’s conversation in Chapter 32?

2. How is Penryn saved from the gang of thugs that surrounds her and the Tweedle brother in Chapter 35?

3. Where do Penryn and Raffe go in Chapter 23? What information does Raffe relate of the attackers?

4. How is the setting of the interior of the aerie described in Chapter 28? What do Penryn and Raffe do upon entering?

5. Where does Raffe leave Penryn in Chapter 21? What does Penryn do?

6. How does Raffe save Penryn in Chapter 23? What does Penryn do to help?

7. How is the setting of the financial district described in Chapter 27?

8. How does Raffe explain his religious views in Chapter 33?

9. Where does Penryn first encounter the Politician in Chapter 30? How is this character described?

10. What gory scene do Raffe and Penryn encounter in Chapter 24? How does Penryn react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Penryn’s relationship to her mother and father in the novel. How does Penryn feel about her father’s abandonment? How long ago did this take place? What role has Penryn played within her household since the apocalypse?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the various origins, history, and descriptions of angels in the mythologies and religions of the world. How do the angels in Angelfall relate to these descriptions? Do you envision the angels in this novel similarly to those seen in the apocalyptic descriptions of the ancient holy books? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of hope and heroism in Angelfall. How are these themes developed through the characters of Penryn, Raffe, and Obadiah West? What symbolism in the novel relates to these themes? What imagery relates to these themes?

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