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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shekure drag her father's body?
(a) To her own room.
(b) To the outhouse.
(c) To the summer painting room.
(d) To his workshop with the blue door.

2. What is the topic of the list of things that Shekure gives Black?
(a) Things to do to find Elegant's killer.
(b) Things to help her cover up her father's death.
(c) Things that must be done before they marry.
(d) Things to do to find her father's killer.

3. What does Stork say that illustrating with skill is the only way to escape?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Death.
(c) Debt.
(d) Time.

4. Why is it difficult for Esther to read the letter to Black?
(a) She does not speak the same language.
(b) She cannot read script writing.
(c) The handwriting is blurred from the water.
(d) She is illiterate.

5. What happens when Black returns from the funeral?
(a) Master Osman is waiting for him.
(b) A page summons him to the Head Treasurer.
(c) A royal page summons him to the palace.
(d) Shekure tells him she wants a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esther look for between the two murders?

2. What signals Esther that Shekure wants her to leave?

3. Where does Shekure find her father's body?

4. How does Shekure answer Esther's probing questions about what Black wrote?

5. Where is Master Osman summoned?

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