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

2. Who does Lizzie Rose find standing at the door when she answers the doorbell in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?
(a) Constable Hawkins
(b) Grisini
(c) Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Pinchbeck

3. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 36?
(a) Strachan's Ghyll
(b) The Bottle Imp
(c) A Member of the Audience
(d) The Miniature

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 tower
(c) The basement
(d) The cemetery

5. What items that Lizzie Rose inherited from her mother does she fetch from her bag of belongings in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?
(a) A coat and boots
(b) Her mittens
(c) Ice skates
(d) Hair combs

Short Answer Questions

1. Who casts a spell on Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43?

2. Cassandra says she met Marguerite at a boarding school located where in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 37?

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

4. What word from Part Two: “Ice” means unsure or uncertain?

5. What word from Part Two: “Ice” refers to a person who works for another in order to learn a trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cassandra’s condition described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 49?

2. What actions does Clara commit in order to warn Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33?

3. How is Christmas at the Wintermute estate described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 40?

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

5. Who arrives to visit Dr. Wintermute in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 48? What item does this character bring with her?

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

7. What does Clara ask of her parents in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50? How do they respond?

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

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

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

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