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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) Marie.
(b) Emil.
(c) Herself.
(d) Frank.

2. What does Alexandra promise to do for Frank when she visits him in prison?
(a) Visit him.
(b) Help him.
(c) Watch him hang.
(d) Forgive him.

3. Who tells Alexandra that Lous and Oscar are talking to Carl?
(a) Marie.
(b) Emil.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ivar.

4. What is the name of the man who marries Alexandra's personal servant?
(a) Nelse.
(b) Nalse.
(c) Neise.
(d) Nice.

5. What is flying over the dead lovers?
(a) Dragonflies.
(b) Crows.
(c) Bluebirds.
(d) Butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hotel Alexandra stays in when she goes to see Frank in prison?

2. What does Frank feel guilty about while riding away after finding Marie and Emil together?

3. What was Frank doing all day when he came home to find Emil's horse in his stable?

4. Whom does Emil notice is missing from church after Amedee's death?

5. What do people call the area in the winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emil tell Alexandra when he and Carl return from the French country?

2. How does Emil describe Amedee's situation before he leaves for Omaha?

3. Why does Alexandra feel safe marrying Carl?

4. What happens when the lights go out at the festival?

5. How does Alexandra describe her personal life?

6. What does Alexandra want for Emil when he leaves after the festival, and why does she see this as impossible at the moment?

7. How did Ivar find out about the murders?

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

9. What happened when Emil and Marie were shot?

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

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