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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 item does Lizzie Rose present to Cassandra as one of the things she has chosen for gifts along with books and the photograph in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 36?
(a) A watch
(b) A ring
(c) A flower
(d) A seashell

2. How did Marguerite’s mother die?
(a) She drowned in the River Thames
(b) She was killed in a house fire
(c) She was shot at the theater
(d) She was in an automobile accident

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

4. 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?
(a) A castle
(b) A workhouse
(c) A foster home
(d) His parents’ farm

5. What is the name of the butler at the Wintermute home in the novel?
(a) Mr. Hawkins
(b) Wilson
(c) Bartlett
(d) Mr. Pinchbeck

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?

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

3. When does Lizzie Rose decide she and Parsefall should run away in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?

4. When Clara, Lizzie Rose, and Parsefall return to the house in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47, they are surprised to see that what has collapsed?

5. Who has abandoned Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Dr. Wintermute make after meeting with his visitor in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 48? Why?

2. What exchange takes place between Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?

3. How does Parsefall save Clara in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47? What do the children discover when they return to the house?

4. How are Parsefall’s thoughts described in the Epilogue? What is Parsefall looking forward to?

5. What does Lizzie Rose do upon awakening in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30? Who watches her?

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

7. What do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall discover when they go downstairs in Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

8. What exchange takes place between Clara and Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?

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

10. What sound awakens Clara in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31? Where does Clara go to follow the sound?

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