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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. Who is Miss Burton?

2. What does The Grafin do during the seance?

3. What happens to Irma at the seance?

4. Who is The Grafin?

5. What was Riemenschneider's role in the peasants' revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tony and Vicki are getting ready to go to a dinner party?

2. What happens to Irma at the seance?

3. Who is speaking through Irma, and what is the English translation of what Irma said in old German at the seance?

4. What does The Grafin tell Vicki, George, and Tony to do after they leave Irma's room, and why do Tony and George get into an argument?

5. What does Schmidt tell Vicki about the castle at night?

6. What do Tony and Vicki do after breakfast?

7. What is the legend surrounding what may have happened to the Riemenschneider relic?

8. What information do Tony and Vicki learn about the lost Riemenschneider relic?

9. What do Vicki and Tony learn about the artifact from the letters they find?

10. What happens when The Grafin finds Vicki, Tony, and George outside of Irma's room in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many mysteries are solved before the end of the book. Explain three mysteries in the story and how they were solved.

Essay Topic 2

Vicki is the main character and a lot is learned about her personality in the first part of the book.

Part 1) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as a child.

Part 2) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as a teen leading into adulthood.

Part 3) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as an adult.

Essay Topic 3

What genre is "Borrower of the Night"? Do you feel this is the most appropriate genre to present this story in? Why or Why not? Could it work as well in any other genre?

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