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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 do Vicki and Tony realize about Irma when she wakes up?

2. What do Vicki and Tony read about the Riemenschneider piece of work?

3. What type of artist is Tilman Riemenschneider?

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

5. Who is Miss Burton?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Irma at the seance?

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

6. At dinner, who does Irma invite to the seance, and where will it be held?

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

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

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

10. Explain why Vicki decides at only 10 years old that she will never get married.

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

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

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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