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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. Who does Karou want to take her to see if she can find Brimstone?

2. What does Karou find beyond Brimstone's door in Chapter 17?

3. What does Izil have on his back?

4. What weapons does Akiva have in Chapter 14?

5. What does Izil call Karou?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kaz treat Karou in general?

2. What does Brimstone pay for teeth with?

3. What is Karou's relationship with Brimstone like?

4. How does Karou get the ability to fly?

5. Why does Akiva hesitate in his fight with Karou?

6. How does Akiva find out where Karou is really from?

7. What are most of Karou's drawings in her sketchbook of?

8. In Chapter 2, how does Kaz try to rattle Karou in front of everyone?

9. In Chapter 14, how does Razgut address Akiva?

10. What does Brimstone do when he finds Karou among the chimaera bodies in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Taylor build and sustain suspense throughout this novel? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Karou so lonely for much of the novel, and how does Taylor treat the theme of loneliness through Karou's experiences? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Akiva teach Karou about the nature of magic, wishing, and their price? What does Karou begin to realize as she gets to know Akiva better about Brimstone's reasons for keeping her so in the dark about the world of chimaera and angels? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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