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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lizzie Rose find standing at the door when she answers the doorbell in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?
(a) Grisini
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Pinchbeck
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute
(d) Constable Hawkins

2. When Parsefall awakens from his nightmare in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45, he vows to steal the phoenix-stone so that he can use it to do what?
(a) Sell it at the market
(b) Give it to Lizzie Rose
(c) Punish Grisini
(d) Punish Cassandra

3. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?
(a) Servants’ Talk
(b) The Wolf and the Swan
(c) The Treasure Hunt
(d) The Bottle Imp

4. Who is said to have fallen through the ice and drowned in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47?
(a) Grisini
(b) Mrs. Pinchbeck
(c) Cassandra
(d) Lizzie Rose

5. Where does Parsefall suggest he and Lizzie Rose return in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?
(a) To London
(b) To Paris
(c) To Venice
(d) To Dublin

6. When Clara attempts to communicate a warning to Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33, she imagines herself in Parsefall’s dreams. In the dream, Clara sees Parsefall as he mourns for whom?
(a) His sister
(b) His brother
(c) His mother
(d) His father

7. When Clara, Lizzie Rose, and Parsefall return to the house in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47, they are surprised to see that what has collapsed?
(a) The tower
(b) The fountain
(c) The goddess statue
(d) The grave marker

8. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
(a) A Member of the Audience
(b) Servants’ Talk
(c) The Witch’s Stronghold
(d) Flight

9. Splendors and Glooms is related from what narrative perspective?
(a) Second person
(b) First person
(c) Fourth person
(d) Third person

10. What word from Part Two: “Ice” refers to a person who works for another in order to learn a trade?
(a) Mentor
(b) Filigree
(c) Orphan
(d) Apprentice

11. What does Cassandra describe Marguerite receiving for her birthday in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 49?
(a) A box of books that belonged to her father
(b) A teddy bear
(c) A suitcase and riding gloves
(d) A box of her mother’s old jewelry

12. What is the name of the butler at the Wintermute home in the novel?
(a) Mr. Hawkins
(b) Wilson
(c) Bartlett
(d) Mr. Pinchbeck

13.
(a) Of Purse Strings and Puppet Strings
(b) The Wolf and the Swan
(c) The Witch’s Stronghold
(d) An Unexpected Discovery

14. What item does Lizzie Rose present to Cassandra as one of the things she has chosen for gifts along with books and the photograph in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 36?
(a) A ring
(b) A watch
(c) A flower
(d) A seashell

15. What does Lizzie Rose dress in to take the dog for a walk in the beginning of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30?
(a) A raincoat
(b) A military jacket
(c) An ermine coat
(d) A frilly dress

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 34?

2. Cassandra says she met Marguerite at a boarding school located where in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 37?

3. What does Cassandra tempt Clara with in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?

4. What was the name of Clara’s twin brother who died?

5. Who has abandoned Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

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