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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. Why does Julie run off away from Nicholas?
(a) She needs to go find her sister.
(b) She needs to go get Joe.
(c) She has heard Conchis return.
(d) She needs to get the next page of her script.

2. What is happening, according to Conchis, at the same moment as the fire was destroying the de Doukans' home?
(a) Nygaard's encounter with God.
(b) Nicholas's birth.
(c) Conchis's father's death.
(d) Lily's death.

3. How is Bourani when Nicholas passes it?
(a) Shuttered.
(b) Gone.
(c) Empty.
(d) Smoking.

4. Where does Nicholas think he is when he wakes up?
(a) The school.
(b) The villa.
(c) The cave.
(d) Conchis' yacht.

5. Who does June claim has been following her?
(a) Joe.
(b) Conchis.
(c) Alison.
(d) Julie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe bring in and set up for Conchis?

2. What truth does Nicholas believe the experience was meant to teach him about how to live?

3. What does Nicholas discover the next morning?

4. What does Nicholas tell Julie he wants?

5. What confession does Julie make to Nicholas about when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visits Nicholas and what purpose does Nicholas believe this visit serves?

2. What happens when Nicholas sees Lily again and what does he tell her about his weekend with Alison?

3. What truth does Julie share with Nicholas and what information does she share about the person called Anubis?

4. How does Nicholas feel about Julie and Alison in this section?

5. Why does Leverrier refuse to speak with Nicholas about his personal experience at the villa?

6. What factual elements does Nicholas realize were present in Conchis' masque?

7. In addition to the script, what other item does Nicholas find in the underground cavern?

8. What does Mitford tell Nicholas?

9. What does Nicholas notice in the house after he finishes his swim and what information does he learn?

10. How does Nicholas feel about his reactions to Conchis' tests?

(see the answer keys)

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