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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 kings does Scathach note having enthroned?
2. Which of the following *Rues* does Machiavelli establish as a boundary for the search for Flamel’s group after they flee from Sacré-Coeur?
3. In which of the following does Joan report having wedded Saint-Germain?
4. Which of the following is noted as being in American and having the power to awaken magical abilities?
5. In which of the following years is Flamel reportedly born?
Short Essay Questions
1. Flamel expresses confusion that Sacré-Coeur is closed when he, Scathach, and the Newman twins arrive there. What reason does Sophie note for the closure?
2. How does Josh recall Dee describing Flamel to him?
3. How does Saint-Germain note his distraction is likely to be explained away?
4. What path does Flamel take to reach his old residence from the Eiffel Tower?
5. How does Scathach explain her sobriquet “Shadow” (100)?
6. How does Joan note achieving immortality?
7. What do the Newmans see when they arrive at Saint-Germain’s home?
8. What is Josh’s complaint about Flamel’s use of the Codex?
9. What reasons does Roux consider for thinking Flamel’s group strange and dangerous?
10. How, per Flamel, do Dee and those he serves see humans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At several points in the novel, the online game World of Warcraft is mentioned by name. What purpose might the repeated reference serve? What in the novel and its contexts, and in experience, suggests that purpose? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Scathach comments that “That is the curse of immortality: to watch the world change, to see everything you know wither” (102). Is her comment correct? That is, is it a curse? What in the novel and in experience suggests that it is so? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Notably, the third primary division of the text—Monday, 4th June—has but one chapter. What effect does the compression have on the contents of the division? How is that effect produced?
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