The Serpant's Shadow

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Female Doctor, Earth Element,

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Maya Witherspoon

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Maya's friend, going to London's School of Medicine for Women. Falls in love with

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Amelia Drew

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Amelia falls in love with him in the hospital. He was previously employed with Simon Parkening but refused to do some dirty work for Simon, and Simon set the dogs on him. Maya and Amelia save him by tranfering him to the Fleet hospital and destroying his records.

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Paul Jenner

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Worships with Shivani, antagonist, dark arts, not a doctor but hangs out in the hospitals to find his next victims. His uncle is Doctor Clayton-Smythe

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SImon Parkening

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Chief Medical Officer of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London

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Doctor Clayton Smythe

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Maya saves ____ of tuberculosis (white lung) with her earth magic. _____ convinces her pickpocket friends to help when Maya is ill to raid the temple.

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Norrey

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Indian Warrior/ Butler/ Sruya's devoted guardian now working for Maya

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Gupta

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Gupta's son and wife, and grandchildren, husband also cooks

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Gopal, and Sumi

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Mongeese

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Names: Sia and Singhe
Gods: Rama and Sita

They kill the unholy cobras

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Ring-necked parrot

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name: Rhadi
God: Kama (god of love)

Guides Peter Scott to kiss Maya and bring her back to life.

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Falcon

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name: Mala
God: Vishnu

Mala and Nisha fight the evil Serpant women with tridents

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peacock

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name: Rajah
God: Skanda, (slays terror)

Stays with Maya when she is ill.

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Monkey

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Name: Charan
God: Hanuman (goodness)

Fights the shadow serpant

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White Owl

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name: Nisha
God: Laksmi (Vishnu's consort, and fierce at fighting evil)
Mala and Nisha fight the evil Serpant women with tridents.

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Trades in fake Egyptian wears. Sea Captain, Water Master, love interest

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Peter Scott

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Water Master, Peter Scott's 'twin,' in name only, and his best friend.

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Lord Peter Almsley

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Fire Master from Dublin Ireland. Discriminated against like Maya and they form a friendship. He saves her physical body in the end.

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Dr. O'reilly

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Shivani worships

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Kali Durga
(governs disease as well as thugee)
Wears a necklace of skulls, blue tongue, red hands, garlands of marigolds, several arms, hands hold severed heads, daggers, or make sacred gestures. Alter gilded with demons.

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Maya's mother

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Surya

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Maya's father

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Dr. Nigel Witherspoon

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Charity Hospital Maya works at:

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The Fleet Clinic

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In the novel, what form of torture did the British police inflict upon the suffragettes?

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Force feeding

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1. Which fairy-tale does The Serpent's Shadow resemble?

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b. Snow White*

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2. Shivani had what relation to Surya

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d. Sister*

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3. What seven animals does Maya bring with her to London?

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c. Two mongoose, a monkey, a peacock, an owl, a parrot, and a falcon*

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4. What type of Elemental Master is Maya?

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a. Earth Master*

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5. What do Maya’s animal friends represent/become later in the story?

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c. The Indian Gods*

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6. ______ is Maya’s friend who wants to practice at Royal Free Hospital.

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a. Amelia*

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7. “Neither, mem sahib,” ______ replied. “We knew, we all knew, you could not fail.”

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b. Gupta*

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8. Maya’s true plan for her medical training is_____.

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c. To have a female clinic*

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9. How does Shivani poison Maya?

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c. She ‘accidentally’ trips Maya and uses a syringe to slip the poison into Maya*

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10. _____ is the “Prince Charming” to Maya’s “Snow White”

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b. Peter Scott*

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What is hard to do at the same time?

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A. Figuring out which twin is which and what element they are
B. Remembering how many arms Kali Durga has and comparing it to the number of Kama
C. Defying society and managing happiness *
D. Being an Indian while trying to be a woman doctor

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. Who said "You're having me on, right?" And what was is said as a reaction to?

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A. Scott, Lord Alderscroft letting female fire master into the club
B. Almsley, The council cannot locate the other earth magic
C. Almsley, Maya calling herself his lady
D. Scott, The council cannot locate the other earth magic*

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3. Which one was not foreshadowed by Maya?

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A. The pets are more than pets
B. That Peter would save her from Shivani*
C. Her father and mother were killed by magic
D. Someone other than Shivani is looking for her

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4. Which is used as a courting technique?

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A. Teaching parrots attractive phrases*
B. Showing off your control of your element
C. Giving a black mirror as a courting gift
D. Becoming a teacher to the person

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5. What was a way the Peter showed Maya respect?

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A. By trying to get her marry him so that she can have to protection of the council
B. Telling her had she should be a part of the suffrage march.
C. Teacher her the basics of her magic
D. By phrasing his apology as if she was no different than a man*

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6. Why did Shivani chose the warehouse to set-up shop?

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A. Because she wanted a place where her minions could blend in.
B. Because Kali Durga was more comfortable there.*

C. Although she had the mon\ey and power to live anywhere it was easier to be there
D. She wanted a place where she could perform sacrifices without the threat of being heard

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7. Which does Maya have an encounter with?

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A. Shivani
B. Scott*
C. Almsley
D. Her pets

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8. What does all but one of Maya's do?

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Sleep in her bed
B. Attend her wedding
C. Kill serpents*

D. Have a mate

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9. What actually happened to Simon Parkening?

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A. He was thrown in the river*
B. Shivani servants throw him in a cab and the cabbie robbed him
C. He went missing
D. Not sure

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4) How does her mother die?

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d. Suspicious Cholera ***

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5) How did her father die?

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c. Krait bite ***

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8) How is Maya spirit returned to her body after it is separated from her by her Aunt?

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c. Peter kisses her ***

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9) What is Peter’s elemental magic?

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d. Water ***

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10) How old was Maya when she received her degree in medicine and from what University?

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b. 22, University of Delhi ***

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. When does the novel take place?

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a. 1909

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What is Maya’s occupation?

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Doctor

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At the beginning of the novel, Maya’s powers are?

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a. Experienced
b. Inexperienced*
c. Strong
d. Weak

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What is NOT one of Maya’s animals?

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a. Charan
b. Maishe*
c. Rhadi
d. Rajah

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8. True or False? Maya is accepted and respected as a woman in her occupation.

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Answer: FALSE

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10. True or False? Maya dies at the end of the novel.

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Answer: FALSE

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2. Where was the charity hospital Maya worked at:

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a. The Fleet Clinic*
b. St. Mary’s Hospital
c. St. Jude’s Hospital
d. The Beet Clinic

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4. Shivani worships:

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a. Kali Durga*
b. Hanuman
c. Vishnu
d. Skanda

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5. Lord Peter Almsley is a master of which element:

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a. Water*

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Norrey is ill with

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Tuberculosis

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10. Simon Parkening is Dr. Calyton-Smythe’s

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b. Nephew*