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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 grows at Franny’s grave?

2. Ink made from which of the following is found in the Owens Grimoire?

3. What had been the name of Margaret’s dog?

4. Which of the following woods does Lockland burn as he and Kylie attempt to open The Book of the Raven?

5. Which of the following woods does Lockland burn as he and Kylie attempt to open The Book of the Raven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What punishment does the novel note for molesting the trees noted in the Domesday Book?

2. What early evidence of precocity does Antonia’s son show?

3. What reasons are given for Ariel’s choice of scent?

4. What herbs and spices does Sally include in her pie crust?

5. How does Vincent attempt to summon the ghost of his late beloved?

6. How are shades defined in the novel?

7. Whence comes the town library in Thornfield?

8. What symptoms does Kylie display from Lockland’s curse?

9. What is the lesson Sally and Gillian take from their experiences (377)?

10. What ingredients are in Franny’s cure for drunkenness (292)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative makes the comment that “once you had what you wanted, left-handed magic took everything else in return. You didn’t even realize that you’d been burned until you looked down to discover you had been turned to ash” (120). What in the novel and in experience support the comment? How do they do so?

Essay Topic 2

For any one character or location, explicate the significance of his, her, or its name.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator comments that “Curses are like knots, the more you struggle to be free, the tighter they become, whether they’re made of rope or spite or desperation [sic]” (4-5). Does the novel bear out the comment? How or how not?

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