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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. Which of the following, per the novel, is depicted with a blue bee?
(a) Re.
(b) Krishna.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Christ.

2. How many years older than Olivia is Jordan?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. In what newspaper does Olivia first read of Asher’s case?
(a) The London Courier.
(b) The Madrid Picayune.
(c) The Paris Times.
(d) The Berlin Sun.

4. Which of the following does Lily note is in seven-four time?
(a) “Money.”
(b) “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic.”
(c) “Thick as a Brick.”
(d) “Miracles out of Nowhere.”

5. What make of car does Asher drive?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Ford.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how much does Olivia sell a pound of bulk honey?

2. To which medical school did Braden go?

3. What kind of bird does Lily note fell from the sky in Somerset in 2010?

4. Which of the following writes to an incarcerated Asher?

5. Which of the following was implicated in vandalizing Olivia’s wares?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Lily tell on her first meeting with Olivia that meets with the latter’s approval?

2. What reasons does Olivia posit for Asher concealing the scars on his wrists?

3. What did it take for science to recognize that bees are governed by queens?

4. How does the novel explain the tradition of telling bees their keeper has died?

5. What is Olivia’s favorite holiday ornament, and why is it her favorite?

6. Why does Olivia hold that her wedding day was the happiest in her marriage?

7. What does Lily identify as the sole time oboes are valued?

8. For what reason does Lily assume her mother looks tired?

9. Why does Maya take Lily to the fire tower?

10. How does the novel describe the role of the forensic pathologist?

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