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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. At which of the following universities does Sophie’s father give an annual guest lecture?
2. Which of the following does Flamel report having retrieved from his tombstone?
3. Which of the following wind instruments does Saint-Germain note playing?
4. Which of the following does Flamel visit before repairing to Saint-Germain’s home?
5. Which of the following does Flamel drink upon arriving at Saint-Germain’s home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, per Areop-Enap, does Dee not kill the Old Spider?
2. Why does de Ayala note Alcatraz prisoners had not been able to escape by the way Dee brought his hidden prisoner to the island?
3. What justification does Sophie offer for her trust of Flamel and his associates?
4. What does Saint-Germain note is the most dangerous form of immortality, and why?
5. How are the Disir described when Machiavelli and Dee initially meet with them?
6. What reason does Flamel note for assigning Clarent to Josh?
7. What does Josh notice on the table in Saint-Germain’s attic studio?
8. What does Flamel note as the first secret of the Codex?
9. Why, per Perenelle, does Dee capture Areop-Enap?
10. What plans had Sophie had for her year that have now been overset by her entry into the occult world?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Flamel remarks upon Dee’s deceits, noting that “the best lie is one that is wrapped around a core of truth” (109). Is his comment correct? That is, is fact at the root of effective deceit? What in the novel and in experience indicates as much, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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