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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. Where does Clara go at the bidding of the voice that calls to her in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?
2. Where will Parsefall and Lizzie Rose live after Cassandra’s death and funeral, according to the narrator in the Epilogue?
3. Who insists on going with Dr. Wintermute in his search in the end of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 48?
4. What playwright’s works does Lizzie Rose choose as items she would like from the house in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 34?
5. Splendors and Glooms is related from what narrative perspective?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Cassandra reveal to Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44?
2. What leads Clara to the decision that she must steal the phoenix-stone in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?
3. How are Parsefall’s thoughts described in the Epilogue? What is Parsefall looking forward to?
4. What does Clara ask of her parents in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50? How do they respond?
5. How is the arrival of Lizzie Rose and Parsefall at Strachan’s Ghyll described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 29?
6. What happens when Parsefall and Lizzie Rose attempt to run away from Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43?
7. What takes place in the climax of the novel in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?
8. What does Parsefall dream of in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45? What does he vow to do when he awakens from the dream?
9. What exchange takes place between Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of Kensal Green cemetery in London. When was this cemetery established? How large is it? How is the mausoleum where the Wintermute children are entombed described? Why is Dr. Wintermute told to go there in Part One: “Fog”?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Clara Wintermute in the novel. How old is Clara? Is she a likable character? What are Clara’s relationships like with her parents and the servants that attend to her? Why does the servant repeatedly remind Clara of everything she has and how she has little room to complain about her situation?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Cassandra allow the children to take anything they want from her home in Part Two: “Ice”? What does this prove to the children? What is the real motive behind this action?
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