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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darlington tell Alex's roommates is his relationship to Alex?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is her boyfriend.
(c) He is her best friend from home.
(d) He is her brother.

2. In Chapter 8, how does Alex convince the coroner to let her see Tara's body?
(a) She tells him she knows his darkest secret, and then she says what it is.
(b) She gives him a coin of compulsion.
(c) She bribes him.
(d) She tells him she is desperate to see her sister's body and he lets her in.

3. What reverses the magic Darlington shows Alex in Chapter 4?
(a) Starpower.
(b) Human saliva.
(c) Wine.
(d) Sadness.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Dawes call Alex to report?
(a) There was a body found on campus.
(b) Her soup and sandwiches are getting cold.
(c) There was a call from Darlington for her.
(d) There is a clue to where Darlington might be that she needs to come see immediately.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Alex place on Tara's tongue to help her figure out who might have murdered Tara?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) A sprig of thyme.
(c) A scarab.
(d) A special elixir.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Alex say in response to the detective's statement that she seems like a nice girl?

2. In Chapter 8, whose face does Tara see murdering her?

3. In Chapter 11, what does Dawes give Alex to reverse what the gluma did to her?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Darlington say happened to a girl who went to a Manuscript party once?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Alex tell her mother about what happened at the butterfly sanctuary?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Alex do that finally seems to stem the rush of Grays?

2. In Chapter 5, why is Alex so vigilant about showering after her activities that put her in contact with the Veil?

3. In Chapter 10, what is Darlington's first inkling that some people can see things that he, and most others, can not?

4. In Chapter 7, what is the function and purpose of the Albemarle Book?

5. What story do Darlington and Alex spin for Alex's roommates to explain the large amount of time they spend together?

6. How does Alex eventually meet Len?

7. What is Pamela Dawes's job at Lethe House?

8. In Chapter 9, what happens to Alex that leaves her badly injured?

9. In Chapter 3, how does Alex get the coroner on the scene of the murder to let her see the body?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Darlington show Alex that astounds her and changes her body?

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