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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the lover's first picnic, what are they eating?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Turkey sandwiches.
(c) Hard-boiled eggs.
(d) Potato Salad.

2. What does the woman claim is bloody?
(a) Her soul.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her mind.

3. Who hosts a reception for Iris?
(a) Norval Chase.
(b) Laura Chase.
(c) Reenie Hincks.
(d) Winifred Griffen Prior.

4. In what country is the novel set?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Canada.

5. About what does the elderly Iris dream at the end of chapter 7?
(a) Zycron.
(b) Avilion.
(c) The Xanadu ball.
(d) Sunnyside.

6. In chapter 5, why does Laura think Iris is dying?
(a) Iris is coughing a lot.
(b) Iris looks weak and pale, like their mother before she died.
(c) She sees blood on the sheets when Iris gets her period.
(d) Iris becomes pregnant and is vomiting a lot.

7. Where do the two lovers meet at the beginning of chapter 4?
(a) On a street corner.
(b) A friend of the man's room.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) A run-down cafe.

8. Why do the people invading Sakiel-Norn want to invade the city?
(a) They want the temple virgins.
(b) They want to expand their territory to include Sakiel-Norn.
(c) The gods have marked it for sacrifice.
(d) The gods have given them the city.

9. Where does Iris keep Laura's notebooks?
(a) A coffee can.
(b) A drawer.
(c) A sealed jar.
(d) A steamer trunk.

10. One of the newspaper articles describes the awarding of a prize for a high school student. For whom is this prize named?
(a) Laura Chase.
(b) Iris Chase Griffen.
(c) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(d) Richard Griffen.

11. Where is Richard's body discovered?
(a) His sailboat, the Water Nixie.
(b) His yacht, the Water Lily.
(c) At the bottom of the river.
(d) His rowboat, the Water Nymph.

12. What color are the gloves Laura is wearing on the day of her death?
(a) Navy.
(b) Taupe.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

13. Where was Laura rumored to be?
(a) Sunnyside Beach Amusement Park.
(b) A summer residence in Muskoka.
(c) With Alex Thomas in the park.
(d) The attic of Avilion.

14. Why do the man's next-door neighbors at the junction bother him?
(a) They don't take proper care of their baby.
(b) They cook smelly food.
(c) They make love loudly when he is trying to work.
(d) They take his mail.

15. How does X escape?
(a) The tongueless virgin serves as a diversion, allowing him to escape.
(b) He swims through the canals to get out of the city walls.
(c) He feels his way to the assassin's den where the other assassin's assist him.
(d) He dresses up as a girl and sneaks out of the temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris see hanging from the tree outside her former home?

2. Norval Chase is wounded and his brothers are killed in what war?

3. What name do others use to refer to the group who intends to invade Sakiel-Norn?

4. In what year does Laura die?

5. Who drives Iris to Montreal to see the lawyer?

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