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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 believe is in the tomb of the Count?

2. Why does Irma decide not to buy a dress?

3. What does Vicki use to get the secret panel open?

4. Who do Tony and Vicki think is behind Tony's attack?

5. Why does Vicki think Irma is in such good spirits in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does The Grafin respond when George tells her what they have discovered in the tomb of the Count?

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

8. When Blankenhagen examines the remains found in the tomb, what does he conclude?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is clear Tony is in love with Vicki and wants to help her find the relic.

Part 1) Describe Tony.

Part 2) Describe how Tony tries to win Vicki over and the deal they make.

Part 3) Describe how Vicki feels about Tony and how you know 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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