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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 does the Arab soldier tell Charlemagne and Garin a blood wager will bring to the person making the wager?

2. Where does Valentine tell the Bishop the Abbess went?

3. How does Catherine get to meet with Kamel?

4. How was Fiske killed?

5. What stops Valentine and Miereille's carriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Catherine tell the Abbess to convince the Abbess that it is important that she receive the entire Service?

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

3. What is Dr. Nim's explanation for the coincidence of the man lurking outside on the bicycle and in the painting ?

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

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

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

7. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?

8. Why doesn't Mireille want to return to David's home and what information does the Bishop share with her?

9. What steps does Catherine take on her own once she and Lily split up to complete research?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What techniques does the author use to develop the intrigue and mystery throughout the novel? Do you believe the author does so successfully? In what way is it successful or unsuccessful?

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes within this novel is one of revenge. How is this theme first developed? By which character? Do you believe this is an appropriate theme to include in this novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the novel. the character of Catherine asks the rhetorical question as to what might happen if America should lose control of the world's oil supply. Toward the middle of the novel this rhetorical question is given real meaning. Why do you think the author included this line of thinking? Is it part of the puzzle? If so, in what way?

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