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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of Ralph's bedtime rituals?
(a) Writing in a journal.
(b) Drinking a glass of water left by his bed.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Reading until he falls asleep.

3. Which of the following is NOT a food Antonio indulges in on a regular basis?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Melons.
(c) Quail.
(d) Oysters.

4. How old was Catherine when her mother died?
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

5. Antonio tells Catherine that he had watched Ralph kill __________________.
(a) Maria.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Justine.
(d) Gloria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Catherine visit when she goes to Chicago?

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

3. Most of Ralph's fortune comes from his business in which industry?

4. How did Catherine's father die?

5. Which of the following is NOT something Antonio acquires while living at the Italian house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Truitt think Antonio is just like himself at that age?

2. What had been Truitt's experience with arsenic when he was a younger man?

3. What did Truitt discover when he went to Chicago one last time to try to help Emilia and why does he think he finally abandoned her?

4. How does a nightly glass of water symbolize Mrs. Larsen as a mother figure?

5. How long does Catherine wait before going to see Antonio and why does she write to Truitt about her upcoming visit?

6. What image does Catherine see float down toward Alice and what does Catherine realize about her own life from this point on?

7. In what way are Truitt and Antonio similar in the way they use sex?

8. What happens between Antonio (Manetti) and Catherine when she finally goes to his apartment?

9. When does Truitt realize he is being poisoned and what does he do about it?

10. What is the nature of the encounter between Catherine and Alice in present day St. Louis?

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