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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 pale and shaking in the corner during the seance?

2. According to Count Burckhardt, what does Riemenschneider's refusal to turn over the piece cause the Count to do?

3. How is Irma Drachenstein described in the book?

4. When Vicki was in elementary school, what did she realize as she compared herself to the boys in her class?

5. Who is The Grafin?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Vicki find when she arrives at the Drachenstein castle?

3. How does Irma react when everyone is leaving her room after waking her up in Chapter 4?

4. At the seance, what happens with the planchette triangle and the Ouija Board?

5. Where do Tony and Vicki go after the tea party?

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

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

8. How does Doktor Blankenhagen feel about the seance, and why does he stay?

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

10. Describe the relationship between Vicki and Tony.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vicki and Irma are two very important characters, yet they are very different from each other.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Irma and Vicki. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two character switched roles? How would the outcome be different?

Part 3) Which characters respond better to Vicki? Which characters respond better to Irma? Why do you think they respond like they do?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of real vs. illusion is found throughout the book. For each of the following events, write which parts of the event you think are real and which parts you think are illusions. Include which characters you think are in on the illusions and which are not: the seance, Tony's attack, and the contents of the tomb.

Essay Topic 3

Secret passages are very significant to the story. Describe both secret passages found, who knows about the passages, and what mysteries the secret passages help to solve.

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