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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 is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?

2. The spell that is cast on Parsefall in the end of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44 make him remember what?

3. What does Clara encase the phoenix-stone in so that it will not burn her in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?

4. What holiday is it in the beginning of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the meeting of Lizzie Rose, Parsefall, and Cassandra described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

8. What items does Lizzie Rose find in Strachan’s Ghyll to claim as presents in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 34?

9. What leads Lizzie Rose to the decision that she and Parsefall must run away from Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 42?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of grief in the novel. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Dr. and Mrs. Wintermute? How does Clara view the theme of grief? How does this theme encompass the other main characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Where did Lizzie Rose find the puppet that looks like Clara? Why does the puppet look this way? How does Parsefall react to this puppet? For what reason?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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