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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 does Irma beg for when she wakes up?

2. What do Vicki and Tony read about the Riemenschneider piece of work?

3. What keys does The Grafin give to Vicki?

4. Why is Irma's door locked from the outside?

5. When Vicki arrives in Germany, what does she find has happened to the Drachenstein castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Tony and Vicki do after breakfast?

2. What does Schmidt tell Vicki about the castle at night?

3. How does Irma react when everyone is leaving her room after waking her up in Chapter 4?

4. At the seance, what happens with the planchette triangle and the Ouija Board?

5. What happens when The Grafin finds Vicki, Tony, and George outside of Irma's room in the middle of the night?

6. How does Doktor Blankenhagen feel about the seance, and why does he stay?

7. What is the legend surrounding what may have happened to the Riemenschneider relic?

8. What does The Grafin tell Vicki, George, and Tony to do after they leave Irma's room, and why do Tony and George get into an argument?

9. Where does Tony go after the seance and what does he find?

10. What do Vicki and Tony learn about the artifact from the letters they find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The seance is one of the most important events in the book. What happens in the seance? Who is there? What is revealed about the mystery of the relic? What ghost is supposedly there and why?

Essay Topic 2

It is clear Tony is in love with Vicki and wants to help her find the relic.

Part 1) Describe Tony.

Part 2) Describe how Tony tries to win Vicki over and the deal they make.

Part 3) Describe how Vicki feels about Tony and how you know this.

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is often used in Borrower of the Night. Give three examples of foreshadowing and how they are used to point towards what is to come.

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