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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. What is the name of the village where Alyx lives at the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Alyx describe her relationship with Raine when she lies?

3. Besides his health, what is Alyx worried about as she watches over Raine while he is sick?

4. How does Alyx feel about the first task Raine assigns her?

5. What will happen if Raine returns to England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raine admit to Joss when he awakes from his feverish state? What does Joss admit to Raine?

2. How does Raine react when he finds Joss and Alyx in bed together?

3. What happens while Alyx is at the river working on her first task?

4. Why does Alyx get into a disagreement with Blanche?

5. What lies does Alyx tell Raine to make the adulterous situation more believable?

6. What does Blanche tell Alyx about Joss's past?

7. What does Alyx insist that she has not done, and how does Raine react?

8. How did Alyx discover her musical talents?

9. What happens to Alyx when she is walking to practice one day?

10. What does Raine find out from an urgent letter that arrives at the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the protagonist of the novel Velvet Song. What are Alyx's defining character traits? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the narrative? What do her main storylines deal with?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of pride in the novel Velvet Song. Discuss Raine's pride and how it affects his relationships, particularly his relationship with Alyx.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the challenges which the characters face in the novel Velvet Song. What or who is causing these challenges, and how do the characters overcome them? What is Deveraux's purpose for including these challenges?

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