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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. How does Tony try to dominate Vicki?

3. How is the relationship between Vicki and her co-worker, Tony Lawrence, described?

4. What awakes Irma from a deep sleep?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Irma at the seance?

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

7. What happens when Tony and Vicki are getting ready to go to a dinner party?

8. What do Tony and Vicki do after breakfast?

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

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

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

The seance is one of the most important events in the book. What happens in the seance? Who is there? What is revealed about the mystery of the relic? What ghost is supposedly there and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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