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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what is Juan Manuel de Ayala happy?
(a) To find a way off Alcatraz.
(b) He is about to be married.
(c) Perenelle has brought food and water to Alcatraz.
(d) To see Perenelle alive.

2. What is in the puddle in which the leader of the pursuers steps?
(a) Nothing but mud and water.
(b) A rainbow bracelet.
(c) A poisonous snake.
(d) A stultifying agent.

3. How does Perenelle escape her captor?
(a) By slicing through the webs with light rays.
(b) By transmuting the web lines into dust.
(c) By taming one of the monsters to attack the others.
(d) By burning the captor.

4. Of what does Palamedes convince Flamel?
(a) They are not in a trap.
(b) Perenelle is dead.
(c) Josh is evil.
(d) Sophie is ill.

5. What has Dee collected that are at Alcatraz?
(a) A group of dangerous ex-cons.
(b) A group of mythical creatures.
(c) A group of dissatisfied wizards.
(d) A vampire clan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Juan Manuel de Ayala?

2. What does Josh attempt to hold that causes him pain?

3. Who decides it is time to flee?

4. What does Niccolo learn about where Dee is going?

5. Who was guarding Perenelle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Sophie about Gilgamesh and what connection does Sophie make?

2. What is the difference between Niccolo's ambitions concerning the Elders and that of Dee and Flamel?

3. Who lands on Alcatrz and whom do the newcomers first encounter?

4. What gives Dee renewed hope as shown in the Epilogue?

5. How does Josh observe the power of water and what happens as he watches the continents flood?

6. What does Gilgamesh say is important and how does he start the twins' training?

7. What does the speaker have to get from Dee and the Dark Elders and why is there hope that he can?

8. What does Josh "read" in Dee when they clash swords?

9. Where do Scatty and Joan end up and what is the problem?

10. What does Machiavelli think about on the flight to San Francisco?

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