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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the sister Catherine searches for while in St. Louis?
(a) Alice.
(b) Bella.
(c) Marie.
(d) Ellen.

2. What is the message of the telegram that Catherine sends to Antonio?
(a) Joyful end.
(b) Come at once.
(c) Finished.
(d) It is over.

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

4. The Italian house is a metaphor for what?
(a) Passion.
(b) Greed.
(c) Art.
(d) Love.

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

6. What does Catherine write to Ralph about regarding Antonio?
(a) She wants to meet with him alone.
(b) She doesn't think he is Ralph's son.
(c) She needs more time to observe him.
(d) She cannot persuade him to come home.

7. Who was Catherine's lover whom she caught in bed with twelve-year-old Alice?
(a) Uncle Chip.
(b) Uncle Sammie.
(c) Uncle Skip.
(d) Uncle Sid.

8. Which of the following is NOT something Ralph exhibits as the poisoning worsens?
(a) He can't stand to be touched.
(b) He has horrific nightmares.
(c) He develops deep blisters.
(d) He bleeds from his ears.

9. Antonio tells Catherine that he had watched Ralph kill __________________.
(a) Gloria.
(b) Maria.
(c) Justine.
(d) Emilia.

10. Where does Antonio say that Catherine's sister is?
(a) Wild Cat Chute.
(b) Deadwood.
(c) Edgetown.
(d) La Belle d'Amour brothel.

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

12. What are Catherine's thoughts after Antonio says he doesn't want to hear from her until Ralph is dead?
(a) She decides to kill Antonio.
(b) She thinks about telling Ralph the truth.
(c) She thinks about killing herself.
(d) She decides to move to Baltimore.

13. What does Ralph admit to Catherine one night?
(a) He knows what she is doing.
(b) He has changed his mind about Antonio.
(c) He wants a divorce.
(d) He killed Francesca.

14. What does Catherine see descend toward Alice?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A bird.
(c) An angel.
(d) A feather.

15. What does Mrs. Larsen represent for Ralph?
(a) Compassion.
(b) A mother figure.
(c) Sterility.
(d) Cleanliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph have built in the Italian house as a wedding gift to Catherine?

2. What does Ralph ask Catherine if she will do for him?

3. What joy did Catherine discover in the city in #113?

4. Antonio tells Catherine that Ralph's rage was assuaged only by drugs and _______________.

5. Who is the young widow with whom Antonio gets involved?

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