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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Laura Chase die?
(a) She drives into a wall.
(b) She falls out of a boat and drowns.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She drives off a bridge.

2. Why are the invaders friendly to strangers?
(a) They might be messengers of the gods.
(b) They can use them to gather helpful insider information.
(c) They want to treat others as they want to be treated.
(d) They believe hospitality to be the supreme virtue.

3. What does X do to the tongueless virgin?
(a) Save her.
(b) Rape and kill her.
(c) Rape her.
(d) Kill her.

4. Where does the protagonist of the novel within the novel keep the picture at which she looks in the prologue?
(a) In a cookie tin.
(b) In a kitchen drawer.
(c) In a book.
(d) In her sock drawer.

5. What hobby does Iris adopt to pacify Winifred?
(a) Writing.
(b) Photography.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Philanthropy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded Port Ticonderoga?

2. What was the theme of the charity ball Winifred organized according to the newspaper article?

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

4. Soon after which war did Laura die?

5. Who hosts a reception for Iris?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the news article in chapter 4, how does Norval Chase respond to the economic depression?

2. How does Laura respond to living with Richard and Iris?

3. According to chapter 6, does the man enjoy writing science fiction stories?

4. How does Iris feel about the Laura Chase Memorial Prize?

5. In chapter 1, do you think Iris is too concerned with maintaining appearances?

6. How is chapter 2 structured?

7. In chapter 4, what is Richard Griffen's stance on creating jobs throughout government stimulus plans implemented in America by Franklin D. Roosevelt?

8. In chapter 4, X is hired to kill the king. How is X supposed to get close enough to the king to kill him?

9. On her deathbed, Iris's mother tells her to promise to do something for her. What does Iris promise her mother she will do?

10. Describe the relationship between the man and the woman in 'The Blind Assassin' sub novel in chapter 2.

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