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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. How does one get to Summerland?
2. What does Jude manifest first in Summerland?
3. In what book is Ever trying to find a solution to her bond with Roman?
4. What does Ever say you cannot do with problems?
5. Why does Ever not tell Damen about the bond between her and Roman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What picture of herself does Ever see in the twins' house?
2. What does Ava tell Ever about the bond with Roman?
3. Who pops in while Jude and Ever are talking, and what happens then?
4. Where does Ever go from Ava's, who does she talk with, and why does she leave there?
5. What does Ever tell Damen when she leaves Summerland, and how does he react?
6. How does Ever find out where the twins lived?
7. How does Ever find out about Roman's life?
8. What is Roman doing when Ever goes to see him, what does she tell him, and to what do they agree?
9. Where do Damen and Ever go from Summerland, what happens there, and how does Ever feel? What does Ava tell her?
10. What does Damen tell Ever about magic, and what is her response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think Dark Flame is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book whose title you still didn't understand, even after finishing the book? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Dark Flame. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Noël chooses the symbols she does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Noël chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Noël's use (or lack) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Noël use too many or too few literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 3
Sometimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than an action-driven one, and sometimes, it's the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven? Action-driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character-driven versus action-driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not?
5. What type of plot do you think Dark Flame is? Explain your response.
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