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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Parsefall do when he has trouble falling asleep in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 22?
(a) He holds the Clara puppet
(b) He calls his mother
(c) He goes to Grisini’s room
(d) He goes to Lizzie Rose’s room

2. What kind of gemstone is the phoenix-stone said to be in the Prologue: “Fire”?
(a) A ruby
(b) A diamond
(c) A sapphire
(d) A fire opal

3. How many years ago had Grisini warned Cassandra of the phoenix-stone’s powers, according to the narrator in the Prologue: “Fire”?
(a) 37 years ago
(b) 22 years ago
(c) 12 years ago
(d) 31 years ago

4. In Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 27, Lizzie Rose waits for Parsefall in order to warn him not to do what?
(a) Go to look for Grisini
(b) Go to the Wintermute estate
(c) Go back to the boarding house
(d) Go to talk to the police

5. Grisini sends Lizzie Rose out to do what when he returns home in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 15?
(a) Buy breakfast
(b) Call on Mrs. Wintermute
(c) Walk the dog
(d) Look for Clara

Short Answer Questions

1. What puppetry show do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall go to see in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 21?

2. What is Grisini’s full name said to be in the Prologue: “Fire”?

3. Who is said to have gone missing in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 8?

4. There is money for what purpose in the letter that Lizzie Rose finds in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 24?

5. When Cassandra looks into her mirror in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 7, she sees the faces of how many women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall respond when learning of the tragedy that befell Clara’s siblings in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?

2. Why does Grisini suggest that Cassandra send for his wards in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 19?

3. What vision does Cassandra experience on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 7?

4. What is Grisini doing in the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 14? Why?

5. What causes Dr. Wintermute shame when he talks with his daughter in the end of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 6?

6. What part of Clara’s birthday party is she most looking forward to in the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?

7. What are Parsefall’s impressions of the Wintermute home when he arrives in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?

8. What discovery do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall make in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 18? How do they respond to this discovery?

9. How is the meeting between Clara, Lizzie Rose, and Parsefall described in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 3?

10. What leads up to the argument between Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 17?

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