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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine do with her expensive clothing?
(a) She leaves it under the train seat.
(b) She throwS it out the train window.
(c) She packs it neatly in her trunk.
(d) She gives it away.

2. Catherine answered an ad which Ralph placed in which he stated he was looking for _____________________.
(a) A reliable wife.
(b) A business partner.
(c) A mother for his children.
(d) An adventurer.

3. What does Catherine sew into the hem of her dress?
(a) Money.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A letter.
(d) Jewelry.

4. Ralph is aware that his relationship with Catherine is beginning with __________________.
(a) A lie.
(b) Sexual attraction.
(c) No attraction.
(d) A contract.

5. What does Ralph's head hit when he is tossed from the carriage?
(a) The road.
(b) A wheel.
(c) A rock.
(d) A fence post.

6. What bothers Catherine about her plan to get rid of Ralph now?
(a) She has fallen in love with him.
(b) She could not bear being imprisoned if caught.
(c) It will be more difficult if there is a son in the picture.
(d) Her conscience is starting to bother her.

7. Who are the Pinkerton agents with whom Catherine meets?
(a) Morton and Fisk.
(b) Malloy and Fewsmith.
(c) Mallory and Fenton.
(d) Malloy and Fisk.

8. What does Catherine lose in the carriage accident?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her suitcase.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her gloves.

9. Why do the private investigators advise Catherine to not pursue Antonio any longer?
(a) Ralph has called off the search.
(b) She will only get hurt.
(c) They are not sure he is the right person.
(d) He is no good.

10. What did Ralph do after college?
(a) Got married.
(b) Toured Europe.
(c) Studied law.
(d) Returned home.

11. What is the hotel where Catherine stays in St. Louis?
(a) Riverboat Queen.
(b) The James Hotel.
(c) The Embassy.
(d) Planter's Hotel.

12. What makes Ralph anxious as he waits for the train?
(a) The train is late.
(b) There is a thunderstorm moving in.
(c) He is feeling nauseous.
(d) People are firing questions at him.

13. What did Ralph tell Antonio about his mother?
(a) She drowned.
(b) She broke her neck in a fall.
(c) She died in a fire.
(d) She moved back to Italy.

14. Who tends to Ralph during his illness?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Larsen.
(b) Catherine and the doctor.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Catherine and Mrs. Larsen.

15. What is Ralph's last name?
(a) Truman.
(b) Truitt.
(c) Truesdale.
(d) Trudeau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antonio tell Catherine he has lost when he stops at her table?

2. Who was Emilia's second child?

3. Ralph is obsessed with __________________.

4. Catherine realized a while ago that she cannot live without love or ____________________.

5. Ralph strives hard to maintain an appearance of ___________________.

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