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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3

2. What is Llewellyn's profession?
(a) Antique dealer
(b) Fortuneteller
(c) Accountant
(d) Professor

3. Where does Solarin tell the Russian Secret Police the chess pieces are?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Algeria
(d) Russia

4. How was Fiske killed?
(a) Hung
(b) Broken neck
(c) Stabbed
(d) Shot

5. Who do Valentine and Miereille believe is in danger based on the letter they receive?
(a) Charlotte
(b) Mireille
(c) Claude
(d) Alexandrine

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is considered one of the eight "collection points?"

2. How does Germaine convince Camille that she must be spared the trials and executions?

3. To what year has the author returned the reader?

4. Whose identity does Catherine try to determine as part of her investigation into the chess match?

5. What did Blanche write on the cocktail napkin she hands to Catherine?

(see the answer key)

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