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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opens the lock on the guitar case?

2. Who locked up the young Louis-Charles during the revolution?

3. Who is the Green Man?

4. Who brought Louis-Charles to safety when the palace was stormed?

5. Who does Andi talk to by the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Andi and Nick at Nick's party?

2. What is the relationship like between Andi and her mother as the book opens?

3. What does Andi discover at the library that may suggest a connection between Alex and Malherbeau?

4. What story does G tell Andi about the French Revolution when she meets him?

5. Who is Alexandrine Paradis?

6. Why does Andi want to return to New York so badly?

7. What happens to Alex once she and her family move to the French city of Versailles?

8. What happens to Alex after the royal family is taken prisoner?

9. What is life like for Alex as her story begins?

10. Why does Andi want to visit the catacombs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Andi and why is she suffering from depression as the book opens? What do we know about Andi's life? Why is she taking antidepressants? What is life like between her mother and father? What happened to create this situation?

Essay Topic 2

Each time Andi enters the catacombs she has a paranormal experience. On her first visit she sees and hears things that are not there. On her second visit she is transported back in time.

What leads Andi to the catacombs? Why is she fascinated by them? Do you believe she is actually having a paranormal experience, or do you feel her experiences are the result of her medications and/or injuries? In the end, does it matter if the experiences were real? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

As Alex's story unfolds it becomes clear that the Duc d' Orleans is a formidable antagonist.

1) Who is the Duc.

2) What does he want?

3) How does he use Alex's relationship with the prince to his advantage?

4) What role does the Duc play in the Terror of September 1792?

5) What happens to the Duc as the revolution moves forward?

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