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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 object does Tony find near the body in the tomb in Chapter 7?

2. What is determined about the remains in the tomb that Tony opened?

3. What does Vicki hold in her hand as the only solid evidence they have found by Chapter 8?

4. How does Schmidt explain the fact he is not looking well?

5. When Vicki gets the panel open what does she find at the bottom of the stairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Vicki returns to her room after learning about Schmidt's illness, what does she look for and what does she find?

2. What does Vicki do with Irma outside of the castle and what is their interaction?

3. What happens to Tony, Vicki, and Blankenhagen when they finally figure out where the relic is?

4. What happens between Tony and Vicki at the funeral service for the remains found in the tomb?

5. What does Tony find out about Konstanze's trial and death?

6. What do Tony and George find when they open the tomb of the Count?

7. What theory does Vicki have about the items she found in the secret compartment?

8. What does the letter from Konstanze that Vicki finds say?

9. What do Vicki and Tony find when they return to the library to get the items Vicki hid?

10. What happens when Tony, Vicki, Blankenhagen, and George go to Schmidt's room to see if he was the one behind Tony's attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Grafin is a mysterious yet central character in the book.

Part 1) Describe The Grafin and her role at the castle.

Part 2) Discuss the clues The Grafin provided concerning the mystery of the relic.

Part 3) Describe what the others see when they meet in The Grafin's chambers and why she wants them to see this.

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

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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