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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. Whom does Alexandra blame most for the murders?
(a) Frank.
(b) Herself.
(c) Marie.
(d) Emil.

2. What led someone to find the dead lovers?
(a) A trail of blood.
(b) Emil's horse.
(c) Scavenger birds.
(d) The scent.

3. How does Marie describe the man who marries Alexandra's personal servant?
(a) Old.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Unattractive.
(d) Grumpy.

4. What does Carl say Alexandra will always be surrounded by?
(a) Little men.
(b) People who love her.
(c) Dreamers.
(d) Unimaginative people.

5. Where does Emil NOT want to spend the next winter?
(a) In the country.
(b) At school.
(c) In the city.
(d) With Alexandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Alexandra say is the only friend she has besides Carl?

2. Where does Frank find Marie and Emil together?

3. How does Alexandra describe Lou and Oscar before Emil leaves after the festival?

4. What does Alexandra say makes her mourning harder?

5. What is the name of the man who marries Alexandra's personal servant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Alexandra say are her only friends?

2. Why did Carl never respond to Alexandra's letter to him?

3. What happened when Emil and Marie were shot?

4. What happened to cause Alexandra to harden her heart against Carl?

5. What brings Emil joy while at church after Amedee's death and how does he feel about this?

6. What does Frank think about as he leaves his farm after finding Marie and Emil together?

7. What does Emil do after leaving church after Amedee's death?

8. What does Emil ask Alexandra about their grandfather, and what is her response?

9. What does Alexandra say makes her mourning harder, and what does she do to ease this?

10. What happens to Amedee when Emil is about to leave for Omaha?

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