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

2. What gemstone is on the locket that Clara’s parents give her for her birthday present in the beginning of the novel?
(a) An opal
(b) A sapphire
(c) An emerald
(d) A ruby

3. What is the name of the landlady’s spaniel that Lizzie Rose frequently feeds in Part One: “Fog”?
(a) Socks
(b) Spazzle
(c) Ruby
(d) Buttercup

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the landlady to Grisini and his wards in London?

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”?

3. How many children have been invited to Clara’s birthday party in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?

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

5. What word from the Prologue: “Fire” refers to a delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques?

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