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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 is Filomena di Angelo just arrived from in Chapter 3?

2. What does the ghost who offers to take Lucie to Filomena want to forget?

3. In Chapter 3, how long has it been since the Basilias released Elias?

4. When are Cordelia and Lucie planning their parabatai ceremony in Chapter 8?

5. Who takes Cordelia and her family to the Ossuarium to view Elias's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James tell his friends about the nightmares he had?

2. Who was the demon Yanluo?

3. What power does Grace receive in 1897?

4. How does Cordelia compare the way that Matthew drinks to the way that her father drinks?

5. In Chapter 8, what news does Matthew bring?

6. What does James dream in Chapter 12, and who does he realize is dead?

7. In Chapter 10, why does Thomas come to James and Cordelia to ask them to go with him to learn about the young girl stabbed and killed?

8. How does James describe Cordelia when he sees her as she is about to walk down the aisle to him?

9. When Tatiana tries to get Grace to influence James, what happens?

10. What does the mermaid look like that Thomas arranges to come to James's bachelor party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Matthew and Cordelia both understand unrequited love. Why do Matthew and Cordelia both understand unrequited love?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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