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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. As Dorian sails with Eleanor, what patterns are the stalactites carved into?

2. How old was Dorian when his sister died?

3. What color hair does Kat remember that the woman had who told her about the Owl King?

4. What do the bees in the dollhouse in Book 6 offer Zachary that he declines?

5. Where does Interlude 4 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorian sit crying on the stone shore at the edge of the Starless Sea in Book 6?

2. Who visits Madame Rawlins and why at the end of Book 5?

3. What does Mirabel tell Zachary happened to the Harbor where they find themselves in Book 5?

4. What does the Mirabel carved from ice do after Zachary finishes telling stories?

5. In Book 6, what photograph does Kat remember finding online?

6. What did Kat discover when she went to Zachary's room after he disappeared?

7. Where does Mirabel want Zachary to go and why in Book 5?

8. What happens to Allegra and Dorian in Book 4?

9. What does Zachary find when he gets to the dollhouse in Book 6?

10. Why does Dorian think people came to the Harbor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Acolytes, guardians, and keepers make sacrifices. What is revealed about attaining goals and making sacrifices?

Essay Topic 2

A cliffhanger is used when an author stops the narrative and leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the book? What emotions do you feel when a chapter ends without a conclusion? Does a cliffhanger increase suspense or make you want to quit reading a story?

Essay Topic 3

What insights do readers gain from flashbacks in this novel? How do the flashbacks impact the narrative and develop characters?

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