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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. Cassandra tells Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 32 that she has set out several items for them to choose as what?
(a) Easter presents
(b) Birthday gifts
(c) Christmas gifts
(d) Items to sell

2. What was the name of Parsefall’s sister whom he mourned at the workhouse in Splendors and Glooms?
(a) Agnes
(b) Sarah
(c) Clara
(d) Eppie

3. Who puts on a puppet show for Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?
(a) Parsefall
(b) Grisini
(c) Marguerite
(d) Mrs. Pinchbeck

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

5. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?
(a) A Christmas Gift
(b) The Miniature
(c) Of Purse Strings and Puppet Strings
(d) The Wintermutes’ Christmas

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45, Parsefall has a dream that he is what?

2. During their argument in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 40, Dr. Wintermute suggests to his wife that their daughter might still be there if she hadn’t what?

3. When Clara attempts to communicate a warning to Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33, she imagines herself in Parsefall’s dreams. In the dream, Clara sees Parsefall in what setting?

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

5. What was the name of Clara’s twin brother who died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in the climax of the novel in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?

2. What does Clara do with the phoenix-stone once she’s stolen it in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46? Who tries to stop her?

3. What happens when Parsefall and Lizzie Rose attempt to run away from Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43?

4. How is the arrival of Lizzie Rose and Parsefall at Strachan’s Ghyll described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 29?

5. What leads Clara to the decision that she must steal the phoenix-stone in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?

6. What does Parsefall reveal of Grisini’s whereabouts in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47? What is Cassandra’s state like when the children encounter her?

7. Where does Lizzie Rose go on Christmas morning in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?

8. What is the outcome of the narrative for Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?

9. What does Cassandra relate about Marguerite in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 37?

10. What information does Cassandra reveal to Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44?

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