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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: “Fog,” Chapters 7-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is noted in the opening of Part One: “Fog”?
(a) 1874
(b) 1860
(c) 1798
(d) 1901

2. In the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1, Clara considers that if it is too foggy, Grisini might not come and that her birthday “would be like all the others, with a trip” where “in the morning”?
(a) To the pizza parlor
(b) To Kensal Green
(c) To the London Abbey
(d) To the Royal Court

3. Where had Cassandra and Grisini been when Grisini warned Cassandra of the powers of the phoenix-stone, according to the narrator in the Prologue: “Fire”?
(a) Paris, France
(b) London, England
(c) Venice, Italy
(d) Oslo, Norway

4. Where has Dr. Wintermute been told to wait until dark with the ransom money in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 12?
(a) His bank vault
(b) His children’s crypt
(c) The London Historical Museum
(d) His attic

5. What is described as having a hideous face and hangs from a cord above Cassandra’s bed in the Prologue: “Fire”?
(a) A gold donkey
(b) A ruby cat
(c) A brass monkey
(d) A silver dragon

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassandra hit with the mirror instead of the phoenix-stone in the end of the Prologue: “Fire”?

2. Of Cassandra, the narrator says in the Prologue: “Fire,” “Now that she had reached the end of her life, she was a child again and feared” what?

3. What month is it said to be when Clara awakens on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?

4. What is Mrs. Wintermute’s first name?

5. What gemstone is on the locket that Clara’s parents give her for her birthday present in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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