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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 happens to Irma at the seance?

2. What word does Irma shout during the seance?

3. In old letters that Tony and Vicki find, what does Konstanze Drachenstein say about the piece?

4. Who follows Vicki as she searches the castle?

5. What happens when Vicki, Tony, and George go to look at the painting on the night Irma is woken up?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do Tony and Vicki do after breakfast?

8. Describe the relationship between Vicki and Tony.

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

10. What happens to Irma at the seance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is often used in Borrower of the Night. Give three examples of foreshadowing and how they are used to point towards what is to come.

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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