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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: “Fire” and Part One: “Fog,” Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time are the guests to arrive for Clara’s birthday party in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 4:30 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

2. What month is it said to be when Clara awakens on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?
(a) November
(b) September
(c) January
(d) December

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) Venice, Italy
(d) London, England

4. For how many years does the narrator say that Cassandra has cherished the phoenix-stone in the Prologue: “Fire”?
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 20
(d) 30

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Clara turning on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?

2. What season is noted in the opening of Part One: “Fog”?

3. What traditional, popular English puppet show does the housemaid suggest should be enough for Clara in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?

4. How many years ago did Grisini take Parsefall from a workhouse, according to the narrator in Part One: “Fog”?

5. Where has Clara’s governess gone to visit her sister on the morning of Clara’s birthday party?

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