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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how long has Annabel Blackthorn been dead?
(a) 85 years.
(b) About 70 years.
(c) Nearly a century.
(d) 90 years.

2. Over how many months have Lucie and Grace been burying the unsuccessful results of their experimentation in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. Where is Filomena di Angelo just arrived from in Chapter 3?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Berne.
(c) Munich.
(d) Rome.

4. How old was Grace when her parents died?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. How old was James when Grace Blackthorn entrusted him with a silver bracelet?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cordelia have aunts, uncles, and cousins living?

2. How old was Lilian Highsmith when she ran away from home and tried to find Wayland the Smith?

3. In Chapter 7, what type of pendant does Anna wear?

4. In Chapter 8, who is able to fire the gun?

5. In Chapter 6, how often do the Merry Thieves come to eat and drink at James and Cordelia's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Jesse after he dies?

2. In Chapter 7, what does James know about Amos Gladstone's death?

3. How does James describe Cordelia when he sees her as she is about to walk down the aisle to him?

4. When Tatiana tries to get Grace to influence James, what happens?

5. How does Cordelia compare the way that Matthew drinks to the way that her father drinks?

6. Why does it take Elias so long to return from the Basilias?

7. What scene does Elias make at Cordelia's wedding, and how is his disgrace handled?

8. In Chapter 8, what news does Matthew bring?

9. What does James tell his friends about the nightmares he had?

10. In Chapter 11, why does Elias come to speak to James, and how does James respond?

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