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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. How many years does Alyx study music intensely?

2. What does Raine tell Alyx after her bath in the river?

3. What family is Raine's family feuding with?

4. How does Alyx react when Raine complains about her singing in Chapter 5?

5. How does Alyx react to Raine's order when he awakes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Alyx discover her musical talents?

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

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

6. What happens when Alyx and Raine go riding in the forest?

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

8. Who do Joss and Alyx say goodbye to before leaving the camp?

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

10. Why does Raine decide to continue with the lie of Alyx being a man even though he knows that Alyx is actual a woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel Velvet Song. What are the elements found in historical romantic fiction? Which of these elements can be found in the novel Velvet Song?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of love conquers all. Why is this true of the novel Velvet Song?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Montgomery-Chatworth feud. Which characters are involved in this feud? How did the feud start? Does it end by the conclusion of the novel? If so, how?

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