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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Catherine earn money to take care of herself and Alice?
(a) She prostituted herself.
(b) She sewed.
(c) She cleaned houses.
(d) She cooked in a restaurant.

2. When Ralph was a young man, he used arsenic as an aphrodisiac in ___________________.
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Florence.
(d) Venice.

3. How did Catherine's father die?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Drunkenness.

4. Who does Catherine visit when she goes to Chicago?
(a) Alice.
(b) Emilia.
(c) India.
(d) Antonio.

5. What does Antonio threaten to do if Catherine will not kill Ralph?
(a) Track her down and kill her.
(b) Kill Ralph himself.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Tell Ralph about having sex with Catherine.

6. What does Ralph bring home to surprise Catherine one night?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) Diamond earrings.
(c) A new piano.
(d) The jewels she had lost on the road.

7. How long does Catherine stay in bed and cry after she realizes that Alice can't be saved?
(a) Two days.
(b) A few days.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

8. Antonio tells Catherine that Ralph's rage was assuaged only by drugs and _______________.
(a) Food.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Music.
(d) Sex.

9. What does Antonio do during Violet's funeral?
(a) Drinks brandy.
(b) Plays the piano.
(c) Makes love to another woman.
(d) Sobs in his bed.

10. How does Ralph know that the arsenic poisoning in his body is getting worse?
(a) He can't taste anything.
(b) He loses his hearing.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is cold all the time.

11. Where did Catherine move when she no longer had Alice in her life?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Miami.

12. What is one of Ralph's bedtime rituals?
(a) Writing in a journal.
(b) Drinking a glass of water left by his bed.
(c) Reading until he falls asleep.
(d) Meditating.

13. When did Antonio have sex with Catherine's sister?
(a) Years ago.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) When Catherine was in Wisconsin.
(d) A few months ago.

14. What does Ralph look for while Catherine is bathing?
(a) Cash.
(b) A journal.
(c) The arsenic.
(d) Some letters.

15. What does Ralph ask Catherine if she will do for him?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Redecorate the house.
(c) Fire the Larsens.
(d) Host a party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine realize about her own health when she is in Chicago?

2. From what disease did Emilia die?

3. What is a doctor's diagnosis of Ralph's condition?

4. What is the only regret Ralph has as he faces death?

5. What is Antonio's demeanor in the Italian house?

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