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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Ellen show Ash what Christabel has sent?
(a) She doesn't want to disturb Ash when he's dying.
(b) She wants to forget that Christabel ever existed.
(c) She is angry at Ash and wants him to suffer.
(d) She is afraid of what Ash might tell her.

2. What does the medium ask the apprentice to do while serving tea?
(a) Eavesdrop to gain information.
(b) Hide a letter in someone's pocket.
(c) Attach a wire to the table.
(d) Hide gloves in the curtains.

3. At what pace do Christabel and Ash walk?
(a) A slow pace.
(b) A fast pace.
(c) A varying pace, but in synch.
(d) Different paces from each other.

4. Where did Ash get the jewelry he gives to Christabel?
(a) It is his wife's.
(b) He bought it new.
(c) He bought it from an antique dealer.
(d) It was his mother's.

5. What happens as Cropper and Hildebrand start to dig?
(a) A hailstorm starts.
(b) A snowstorm starts.
(c) A windstorm starts.
(d) A rainstorm starts.

6. Where do the characters gather to try to decide what to do about the letters and the proposed exhumation?
(a) Blackadder's office.
(b) Beatrice Nest's house.
(c) Euan's office.
(d) Maud's apartment.

7. What is Sabine's first impression of Christabel?
(a) Sabine is jealous of Christabel's clothes and style at first.
(b) Sabine is in awe of Christabel's writing at first.
(c) Sabine is sad for Christabel at first.
(d) Sabine doesn't like Christabel at first.

8. What is Beatrice Nest concerned about?
(a) That public opinion will focus too much on Christabel.
(b) That the letters will cause a scandal.
(c) That Ellen Ash's reputation will be ruined.
(d) That Ellen Ash's rest will be disturbed.

9. To what story are both Christabel and Maud compared?
(a) The Princess and the Pea.
(b) Thumbelina.
(c) Little Red Riding Hood.
(d) Snow White and Rose Red.

10. What do Sabine and her father worry might happen?
(a) Christabel might overexert herself.
(b) Christabel might hurt herself or her baby.
(c) Christabel might run away and never return.
(d) Christabel might be hurt by the baby's father.

11. What does Ellen have from Christabel?
(a) A sealed letter for Randolph Ash.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A bottle of unknown liquid.
(d) Christabel's secret diary.

12. How do Leonora and Cropper make contact in France?
(a) Leonora sends a message to Cropper through the bellboy.
(b) Leonora breaks into Cropper's room.
(c) Leonora phones Cropper after telling Blackadder to avoid him.
(d) Leonora runs into Cropper's car.

13. Who does Roland give Ash's draft letters to?
(a) Val.
(b) Maud.
(c) Euan.
(d) Blackadder.

14. What type of box does Ellen find to put Christabel's memento in?
(a) A puzzle box.
(b) A specimen box.
(c) A jewel box.
(d) A shoe box.

15. Where did Christabel have her baby?
(a) In a stranger's home.
(b) In the woods.
(c) At a hospital.
(d) At a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Val go to the horse race?

2. Who calls Blackadder's office on Sir George's behalf?

3. What does Ellen do with the box?

4. Who will go and spy on Cropper and Hildebrand Ash?

5. What does Randolf Ash do on the shore during the day?

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