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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parsefall choose from the table of items Cassandra presents him with in her room in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?

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

3. What vocabulary word from Part Two: “Ice” means to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state?

4. Cassandra tells Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 49 that Marguerite’s birthday was on what day?

5. What is Cassandra’s last name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What gift does Parsefall choose from Cassandra’s table in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Cassandra want Parsefall to remember how cruel Grisini was to him? What did Grisini do to Parsefall? How does Parsefall react to the memory of this cruelty? Is it the reaction Cassandra wanted?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lizzie Rose think that Grisini might be behind Clara’s kidnapping in Part One: “Fog”? What does she do to try to help the police find Clara? How does this come back to hurt Lizzie Rose?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute in the narrative. What is the profession of Dr. Wintermute? Where in London do they live? What does Mrs. Wintermute obsess over? How does this obsession affect their daughter?

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