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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food was shipped in to the farm from Chicago because Ralph craved it?
(a) Steaks.
(b) Lobsters.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Chocolates.

2. Where did Catherine move when she no longer had Alice in her life?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Miami.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does Ralph have built in the Italian house as a wedding gift to Catherine?
(a) Modern bathrooms.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A library.
(d) A safe.

4. In what does Ralph try to interest Antonio?
(a) His business.
(b) Religion.
(c) Community service.
(d) Law.

5. How long does Catherine wait before going to see Antonio again?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 12 hours.

6. Catherine leaves Alice some money and _____________________.
(a) Some food.
(b) A hotel room key.
(c) Her fur coat.
(d) An address.

7. Which of the following is NOT something Ralph exhibits as the poisoning worsens?
(a) He has horrific nightmares.
(b) He bleeds from his ears.
(c) He can't stand to be touched.
(d) He develops deep blisters.

8. What is the motif that is repeated throughout the story?
(a) Such things happen.
(b) It is what it is.
(c) If only she had known.
(d) Don't think about it now.

9. Catherine writes to ask Ralph if she may purchase ____________________.
(a) A carriage.
(b) Silk fabric.
(c) Plants.
(d) Earrings.

10. Why does Mr. Larsen cut off his hand?
(a) It is mangled in farm equipment.
(b) He thinks an unhealed burn is the mark of Satan.
(c) He goes out of his mind.
(d) It is constantly numb.

11. Who does Catherine hire in Chicago to work in the Italian house?
(a) A chef.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A dressmaker.
(d) A hairstylist.

12. Where does Catherine spend a lot of time while in St. Louis?
(a) Bonwit & Teller Department Store.
(b) La Belle Grande Hair Salon.
(c) The Missouri Botanical Garden.
(d) The Orpheus Theater.

13. How does Ralph know he is being poisoned?
(a) He finds the little blue bottle of arsenic.
(b) He is dizzy all the time.
(c) He tastes it in the water.
(d) He tastes it in his food.

14. What does Ralph admit to Catherine one night?
(a) He wants a divorce.
(b) He has changed his mind about Antonio.
(c) He knows what she is doing.
(d) He killed Francesca.

15. Why is Ralph embarrassed to have Mrs. Larsen change his bedding?
(a) It is always soiled.
(b) It is old and faded.
(c) It is very rumpled.
(d) It is hardly used.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ralph suggests that Antonio go to ___________________ to play.

2. What does Ralph look for while Catherine is bathing?

3. How did Catherine's father die?

4. Why does Ralph value Mrs. Larsen so much?

5. What does Antonio threaten to do if Catherine will not kill Ralph?

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