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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 does Vicki find when she searches the library?

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

4. What happens to Irma after the words are translated?

5. What do the translated words at the seance say?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. Who do Tony and Vicki meet at the dinner party, and why does Vicki get upset with Tony?

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

8. How does Jacob Myers respond when he finds out about the artifact?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most prominent theme in this book? Explain fully, with examples from the book, why you chose the theme you did.

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

Objects play an important role in the mystery of the relic. Describe the significance of the following objects in solving the mystery of Drachenstein castle: the castle, the painting in Vicki's room, the papers in the library, the planchette triangle, and the family crypt.

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