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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 do Akiva and Karou eat breakfast together in Chapter 31?

2. Where do Akiva and Karou decide to meet after the fight with the angels?

3. What is Akiva holding when Karou awakens in Chapter 31?

4. What does the chimaera do for Akiva in Chapter 37?

5. What does Karou do to defend herself from the angels on the bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 40, what does Akiva contemplate doing with Karou's wishbone?

2. What does Akiva ask Karou to remember before she breaks the wishbone?

3. What is the one clue that Akiva uses to finally figure out Karou's identity?

4. What does Akiva tell Karou about chimaera that she does not want to hear?

5. Why do Akiva's siblings fight him and Karou in Chapter 35?

6. Why is Karou unable to touch Akiva?

7. In Chapter 41, why is Karou upset with Akiva's manner when she meets him in Morocco?

8. What does Zuzana think of Akiva when she first meets him?

9. Why does Akiva always think about finding Madrigal again in Chapter 38?

10. What does Brimstone leave for Karou after the portals are destroyed, and how does Karou use these?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Madrigal's first meeting with Akiva on the battlefield as he lay dying set the tone for the rest of their relationship, both while Madrigal is in her original body and then later when she inhabits Karou's body? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Taylor treat the theme of star-crossed or ill-fated lovers in this novel, and how does her treatment of this theme affect the reader's experience of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Several major characters in the novel experience bitterness and resentment about the circumstances of their birth and upbringings. Write an essay exploring Taylor's treatment of the topics of bitterness, resentment, anger, and regret, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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