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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. What is Princess Zarihara's talent in Chapter 16?

2. What does Seraphine find when rearranging Tasan's apartment in Chapter 18?

3. Where does Augustus Nordling work?

4. In Chapter 17, how long does Mrs. Peixota say that she and her husband gave a lease of freedom to Seraphine?

5. In Chapter 13, who calls Peixota and asks him to change the demonstration against the Italians to a fascist demonstration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peixota learn that Tasan was plotting and attempting to corrupt Alamay from the start?

2. What is the Interlink?

3. How is the Princess Benebe Zarihana described?

4. What two things does Dandy do when he and Seraphine get married?

5. When Seraphine is searching Tasan's apartment in Chapter 18, what does she learn about Princess Benebe?

6. In Chapter 10, what type of demonstration is there in front of Trawl's church?

7. In Chapter 14, why does Alamaya say that he can no longer see Seraphine?

8. Why can Alamaya not prove he is who he says that he is?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Seraphine think has happened with her father and Alamaya and why?

10. In Chapter 12, how does Castle define the term "nigger-rich"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Seraphine makes some hurried decisions, including her decision to leave her parents’ home and to marry Dandy. What decisions does Seraphine make throughout the novel? What do these decisions reveal about Seraphine and her character?

Essay Topic 2

Castle believes that the Soviets will help artists and writers. Why does Castle believe that the Soviets will help artists and writers? How does Flagg rebut Castle’s idea that artists and writers will thrive under the Soviets? What proof is there that the Soviets will or will not benefit artists and writers?

Essay Topic 3

Although not an invited guest, Professor Koazhy joins in the parade and speeches at the beginning of the novel. How is Professor Koazhy’s presence significant? What is the importance of what he says to the audience? Why is he a pivotal character in the proceedings in the first chapter?

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