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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. To which of the following ravens does Gallowglass liken himself?

2. Which of the following labels does Diana note gets applied to the compendium she received of Habermel?

3. By how many days do the calendars in London and Prague differ?

4. Which of the following does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?

5. From which of the following languages does the novel report the term “Schadiw” derives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Diana describe the illustration on the intact first page of Ashmole 782?

2. What errors in her father’s period clothing does Diana note when she first encounters him in Elizabethan England?

3. What route does Matthew propose to get himself and Diana to Sept-Tours once they return to their present, and why?

4. What does Diana note about the *outside* of the Bosch triptych Matthew receives in Prague?

5. What information does Rabbi Loew provide to Diana and Matthew regarding Ashmole 782?

6. What does Diana note is an unexpected benefit of being a weaver as she and Matthew prepare for their first meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor?

7. What perils does Matthew note to Diana that their interpersonal situation poses them in Prague?

8. What does Diana note in Bedlam is Matthew’s greatest fear?

9. What spring-welcoming does Kelley mention that angers Matthew?

10. What does Matthew describe to Diana regarding taking blood in intimate relationships?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the comments about The Faerie Queene that Diana and Marlowe make at the beginning of the fifth chapter (58). To what extent can they be taken as indicative of the author’s regard for the work? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There is an early comment in the text that “Matthew’s scientific tests had revealed genetic markers for the magical potential in [Diana’s] blood” (7). What effect does the comment have upon the passage in which it is found? Upon the novel as a whole? What in the text leads to that conclusion? How does it do so?

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