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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 signals that it is time to stop working and return to the convent for the nuns?

2. Who is the father of Mireille's child?

3. Why are Valentine and Mireille barely clothed at the beginning of section three?

4. What would be the end result should Garin lose the wager Charlemagne and Garin have on the game?

5. Where does the Bishop plan to take Mireille for refuge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Catherine's incident with the fortune teller and her reaction to the entire encounter.

2. What does Llewellyn want from Catherine and how does Catherine react?

3. Why do Valentine and Mireille leave their place of safety to meet Sister Claude and what happens when they get to the appointed meeting place?

4. What does David believe is the only thing that will be able to save France and from what does he believe France needs to be saved?

5. Why is Llewellyn excited to hear about Catherine's relocation and what does he ask of her?

6. What story does the Bishop tell Mireille and Valentine after the opera when they spend the night at his home?

7. To whom does Lily introduce Catherine and what happens during their meeting?

8. What is the meaning of the title, "Pawn to Queen's Fourth", of this section of the novel and where is the title described?

9. What conclusion does Mordecai draw after hearing Lily and Catherine describe the story of the chauffeur?

10. What news do Marie-Charlotte and Alexandrine bring to the Abbess and the other nuns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the author's purpose for including quotes and titles at the beginning of each section of the book? What do they offer?

Essay Topic 2

Of what significance is April 4th and how does the author develop the idea of this date throughout the novel? What things (people and events) does it represent a spiritually convergent date for? What and how does this foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

What quests share similar characteristics and have similar stories? In what ways are they similar? Use specific examples from the novel to support your suppositions.

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