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

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

3. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 40?

4. What does Lizzie Rose suggest that she and Parsefall do in the end of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43?

5. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Poverty and Wealth in Splendors and Glooms

a. Discuss the discrepancies between the wealthy and poor characters in the novel. How does Clara’s day-to-day life differ from that of Lizzie Rose or Parsefall?

b. How does the financial outlook for Lizzie Rose and Parsefall change in the course of the narrative? What initiates these changes? How does this influence them as characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the shared birth date between Cassandra, Marguerite, and Clara? Why does Cassandra try to summon Clara to her when she learns of this? What is the result?

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