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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of Cassandra’s childhood friend Marguerite?
(a) Wilson
(b) Tremblay
(c) Hawkins
(d) Strachan

2. What is Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45’s title?
(a) The Treasure Hunt
(b) The Black Place
(c) The Puppet Master
(d) The Gatehouse

3. What was the name of Clara’s twin brother who died?
(a) Peter Gabriel Wintermute
(b) Marcus Antony Wintermute
(c) Michael James Wintermute
(d) Charles Augustus Wintermute

4. How does Parsefall feel during Cassandra’s funeral in the Epilogue?
(a) Restless
(b) Devastated
(c) Vengeful
(d) Happy

5. Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute argue because Dr. Wintermute refuses to go where with his wife in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 40?
(a) To the train station
(b) To the cemetery
(c) To Easter Sunday services at church
(d) To her mother’s house

6. What does Lizzie Rose dress in to take the dog for a walk in the beginning of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30?
(a) An ermine coat
(b) A military jacket
(c) A raincoat
(d) A frilly dress

7. What word from Part Two: “Ice” refers to any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead?
(a) Filigree
(b) Muslin
(c) Copper
(d) Pewter

8. How much time passes before Lizzie Rose and Parsefall meet Cassandra, according to the narrator in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 32?
(a) Several days
(b) One month
(c) A half of a year
(d) Two weeks

9. Where does Clara go at the bidding of the voice that calls to her in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
(a) The tower
(b) The cemetery
(c) The basement
(d) The drawing room

10. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
(a) Flight
(b) A Member of the Audience
(c) Servants’ Talk
(d) The Witch’s Stronghold

11. Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 29 is titled what?
(a) Strachan's Ghyll
(b) Flight
(c) A Member of the Audience
(d) The Journey

12. When Parsefall awakens from his nightmare in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45, he vows to steal the phoenix-stone so that he can use it to do what?
(a) Punish Grisini
(b) Punish Cassandra
(c) Sell it at the market
(d) Give it to Lizzie Rose

13. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 34?
(a) Servants’ Talk
(b) The Treasure Hunt
(c) The Wolf and the Swan
(d) The Witch’s Stronghold

14. The spell that is cast on Parsefall in the end of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44 make him remember what?
(a) His parents’ abandonment
(b) His father’s abuse
(c) How cruel Grisini has been to him
(d) The love he had for his sister

15. Who is said to have fallen through the ice and drowned in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47?
(a) Grisini
(b) Mrs. Pinchbeck
(c) Cassandra
(d) Lizzie Rose

Short Answer Questions

1. Splendors and Glooms is related from what narrative perspective?

2. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

3. What was the name of Lizzie Rose’s father in the novel?

4. Where does Lizzie Rose take the dog in the morning in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?

5. What gemstone is on the necklace that Parsefall takes in order to give it to Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?

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