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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 is the name of Cassandra’s childhood friend who looks like one of the women she sees in the mirror in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 7?
2. Who becomes upset and causes a scene when he sees the Clara puppet in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 25?
3. Lizzie Rose shows Parsefall some of the items that she found in Grisini’s room as she was cleaning it in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 20. What do the items consist of?
4. What word from the Prologue: “Fire” refers to a delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques?
5. On what day is Clara’s birthday in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Parsefall’s impressions of the Wintermute home when he arrives in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?
2. What is Cassandra doing when her character is first introduced in the Prologue: “Fire”? What is her principle concern?
3. What part of Clara’s birthday party is she most looking forward to in the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?
4. What vision does Cassandra experience on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 7?
5. What objects from Grisini’s room does Lizzie Rose display for Parsefall in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 20?
6. What does Parsefall do to intercede in the conflict between Lizzie Rose and Grisini in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 15?
7. Where does Grisini awaken in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 19? What information does Cassandra learn from him?
8. How do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall respond when learning of the tragedy that befell Clara’s siblings in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?
9. Whom does Clara encounter on her way to bed in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 5? How is this exchange described?
10. What discovery do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall make in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 18? How do they respond to this discovery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Lizzie Rose in the novel. How old is Lizzie Rose? What about this character is admirable to Clara? What happened to Lizzie Rose’s family? For how long has she been the ward of Grisini?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Clara Wintermute in the novel. How old is Clara? Is she a likable character? What are Clara’s relationships like with her parents and the servants that attend to her? Why does the servant repeatedly remind Clara of everything she has and how she has little room to complain about her situation?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Mrs. Pinchbeck in the novel. What is significant about Mrs. Pinchbeck’s name? What qualities and attributes does this character exhibit in the reading? Is she a likable character? Why or why not?
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