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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 sport did Charlemagne play frequently and even put a sign in reference to in the convent?
(a) Jousting
(b) Chess
(c) Cricket
(d) Checkers

2. Who throws the farewell party for Catherine?
(a) Harry
(b) Lily
(c) Llewellyn
(d) Mordecai

3. What does Harry want Catherine to help him do?
(a) Smuggle new historical relics into Algeria
(b) Find safe passage to Algeria
(c) Locate his missing relative in Algeria
(d) Get pieces from Charlamagne's chess set

4. About how many large oil companies control most of the world's production and distribution according to Catherine?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 3
(d) 8

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the abandoned Abbey converted into?

2. Where does Solarin tell the Russian Secret Police the chess pieces are?

3. What did Back say that the powerful music of God could be used for?

4. Who was it reported had given Charlemagne the gift of a special chess set?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine Velis believe that she is being sent to Algeria by her accounting firm?

2. What work does Kamel want Catherine to complete for him which surprises Catherine and catches her off guard?

3. When the people at the chess match begin to leave, what does Lily believe is true about Fiske, Solarin's opponent?

4. What does Catherine find as she gets ready for bed after leaving a message for Nim on his private line?

5. What coincidence does Catherine's friend Lily point out about how Catherine has spent her time before she leaves for Algeria?

6. What encounter does Philidor relate to David and what happened during the encounter?

7. What happens when Camille encounters the Bishop when he arrives at Robespierre's home?

8. What is the treasure of the Abbey which the Abbess and nuns vow cannot fall into the hands of the Bishop of Autun?

9. How does the Abbess make it impossible for any one person to reveal the details of her plan to ensure the safety of the pieces of the chess set?

10. What are Valentine and Mireille doing when they are disturbed by a handsome man and who is this man?

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