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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Larsen cut off his hand?
(a) It is mangled in farm equipment.
(b) It is constantly numb.
(c) He thinks an unhealed burn is the mark of Satan.
(d) He goes out of his mind.

2. To whom does Ralph deed the farmhouse?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Jack.
(c) Catherine.
(d) The Larsens.

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Catherine proceed with her plan to kill Ralph even though she loves him now?
(a) She is still in love with Antonio.
(b) She wants his money more than his love.
(c) She lied when she said she loved him.
(d) She is afraid that Antonio will expose her.

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

9. What was the only thing Emilia took with her when she left Ralph?
(a) Her wedding ring.
(b) The dress she was wearing.
(c) Her pearl necklace.
(d) A safe deposit box.

10. What is the only regret Ralph has as he faces death?
(a) Marrying Catherine.
(b) Not reconciling with Antonio.
(c) Building the Italian house.
(d) Marrying Emilia.

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

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

13. Where did Catherine and Alice live after their father died?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) The poorhouse.
(c) A great-aunt's home.
(d) A foster family.

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

15. Which of the following is NOT something Antonio acquires while living at the Italian house?
(a) French Impressionist paintings.
(b) An Arabian horse.
(c) A woman.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ralph was a young man, he used arsenic as an aphrodisiac in ___________________.

2. When did Antonio have sex with Catherine's sister?

3. From what disease did Emilia die?

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

5. How did Catherine earn money to take care of herself and Alice?

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