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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 does Tony tell Vicki to keep her eye on?

2. What do George and Jacob have in common?

3. What do Tony and Vicki agree will happen if Tony finds the artifact before Vicki?

4. According to the information Vicki and Tony find, who commissioned the piece from Riemenschneider?

5. What do Tony and Vicki intend to the do with the artifact if they find it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens and what Tony and Vicki learn at the afternoon tea party.

2. Describe the relationship between Vicki and Tony.

3. Where does Tony go after the seance and what does he find?

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

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

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

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

8. Who else joins Tony and Vicki at the castle?

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

10. What are Tony and Vicki's plans regarding the relic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vicki's has her own views and judgments based on her life experience. She often uses these views and judgments when forming an opinion of other people. Explain how Vicki's views and judgments affect the following:

1) Her opinion of Konstanze.

2) Her opinion of Schmidt and Tony.

3) Her opinion of Irma.

Essay Topic 2

Secrets are being kept by everyone in the castle. Choose three characters and describe the secrets they are keeping, why they are keeping them, and whether or not you think it is necessary for them to be kept.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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