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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. How does Nicholas present himself to Mrs. de Seitas?
(a) As a newspaper reporter.
(b) As another childhood neighbor.
(c) As someone interested in her personally.
(d) As doing research on Conchis.

2. What does Mrs. de Seitas say of Alison?
(a) She is actually dead.
(b) She will never be found.
(c) She has been browbeaten.
(d) She has been won over.

3. What does Nicholas become depressed and obsessive about?
(a) Talking to Leverrier.
(b) Plotting his revenge.
(c) Searching for Conchis.
(d) Finding Alison.

4. What happens as Nicholas is leaving where June and Julie stayed during the masque?
(a) Julie is violently grabbed.
(b) June kills Julie.
(c) A group of soldiers takes them both away.
(d) Conchis locks Nicholas in with Julie.

5. What is the empty litter described as being symbolic of?
(a) The love between a man and a woman.
(b) Eternal mother goddess.
(c) The outcome of Nicholas's life.
(d) Alison's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Nicholas returns to the house?

2. What information does Nicholas learn about Mrs. de Seitas from the bartender?

3. How does Nicholas feel when he wakes up?

4. How does Conchis react when he learns that Nicholas has been in contact with Julie?

5. What does Julie offer Nicholas as proof she is telling the truth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nicholas challenge Alison to accept?

4. What does Nicholas tell Julie when they are alone and how does she respond?

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

6. What does Nicholas see at the end of the long procession that is carried by four men and what is the purpose of this item?

7. What does Alison tell Nicholas when he accuses her of lying?

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

9. What does Nicholas speculate about the 'Nazis' and what happens to him?

10. What happens to Nicholas as he follows Julie to the house?

(see the answer keys)

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