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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. Which of the following is the first to greet Diana and Matthew upon their return to London from Sept-Tours?

2. In the novel, the term “glaem” carries which of the following meanings?

3. On which day do Diana and Matthew take up lodgings in London after returning thence from Sept-Tours?

4. For which of the following does Diana write a recipe in her commonplace book (35)?

5. Which of the following is the first date Diana records in her commonplace book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance attaches itself to Matthew’s clean-shaven appearance in 1590?

2. What defensive structures does Diana note as she and Matthew make their final approach to Sept-Tours at Philippe’s summons?

3. Why does Philippe note there is no key to a library in his home?

4. What reasons does Diana note for “the most important rule” the Congregation enforces: “No fraternizing between otherworldly species” (27)?

5. What in Baynard’s Castle indicates its aristocratic use when Diana first enters it?

6. What kind of crowd do Diana and her companions encounter at St. Paul’s as she makes her way to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

7. What advice does Lord Burghley give to Diana when he first meets her?

8. Why are the clothiers who call upon Diana at Woodstock surprised by her, per her own understanding?

9. What explanation does Matthew give Diana for the dearth of witches, vampires, and daemons in Blackfriars?

10. How does Diana’s power manifest while she is in her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many sources attest to the presence of Shadow of Night on the New York Times best-seller list. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

As Diana makes for an apothecary to purchase sealing wax and search for a magical tutor, her companion waxes eloquent on the subject of publication, opining “on whether writers were now required to publish too much in order to survive” (244). Are writers obliged to do so? What in the text and experience suggests that they are or are not? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

What narrative purpose does Philippe’s relation of the tale of Peleus and Thetis at Matthew and Diana’s nuptials (172-73) serve? What in the text indicates that it serves that function? How does it do so?

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