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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. How long is the time required for the lunar and solar calendars to cycle back and return to their starting points?

2. Who suddenly and unexpectedly arrives at the conference and refers to Catherine as the one?

3. What does Minnie tell Lily and Catherine the white side wants to create with the information contained in the Montglane Service?

4. What deduction do Catherine, Lily and Solarin come to about the placement of the pieces on the chess board?

5. Who does Catherine contact first once she and Lily reach the city of Oran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Bishop protest Mireille's suggestion that he must marry the White Queen to help end the game?

2. What happens to change Mireille's plans to kill Marat and how do they change?

3. Where does Catherine swim ashore and how does she get past the patrolling soldier?

4. Where is Lily and how do Catherine and Kamel save her?

5. Describe in detail how Catherine, Lily and Carioca make it out of the restaurant?

6. What is the secret message that El-Marad gives to Catherine and for whom is that secret message intended?

7. What events happen with the Bishop in London and what does she bring him?

8. What prophecy does Charlot offer to Napoleon?

9. What information does Kamel share with Catherine about El-Marad, the man she is looking for?

10. What is Paul's plan now that Catherine the Great has died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the core aspects of the character Catherine (the one in the 1970s). Include the key elements which make up her character as well as how her character is used to foreshadow the conclusion of the novel.

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