1. 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?
(a) The dark
(b) Loud noises
(c) Her father
(d) Being alone

2. How many children have been invited to Clara’s birthday party in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?
(a) 17
(b) 12
(c) 5
(d) 22

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) Oslo, Norway
(c) London, England
(d) Venice, Italy

4. Where has Clara’s governess gone to visit her sister on the morning of Clara’s birthday party?
(a) Islington
(b) Westchester
(c) Dover
(d) Paris

5. What is the name of Clara’s governess in the novel?
(a) Agnes
(b) Mrs. Pinchbeck
(c) Miss Cameron
(d) Mrs. Fettle

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. At what time are the guests to arrive for Clara’s birthday party in the beginning of the novel?

3. What color hair is Lizzie Rose described as having in the narrative?

4. For how many years does the narrator say that Cassandra has cherished the phoenix-stone in the Prologue: “Fire”?

5. On what day is Clara’s birthday in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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