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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. In the story the man is working on in the end of chapter 6, some explorers unearth an alien from what?
(a) A block of ice.
(b) A giant crystal.
(c) An ancient temple.
(d) A grave.

2. For what is the Chase family house named?
(a) A city in the Bible.
(b) An island found in Tennyson's writing.
(c) A manor found in Frances Hodgson Burnett's writing.
(d) A castle found in T.H. White's writing.

3. Norval Chase is wounded and his brothers are killed in what war?
(a) WWI.
(b) WWII.
(c) French Canadian War.
(d) Canadian American War.

4. In chapter 6, the man is toying with an idea for a new alien race composed of what?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Silicon.
(c) Crystals.
(d) Carbon.

5. In what year does Laura die?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the man often ask the woman to bring him?

2. What is the name of the girls' second tutor who pushes them to learn the classics and demands a sparse work space?

3. What does the statue on top of the Chase family monument depict?

4. In chapter 7, where was Laura during the time she was missing?

5. What happened the week after Iris and Richard's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 1, what is the official conclusion of Laura's cause of death?

2. In chapter 5, how do the two sisters feel toward their governess, Miss Violence?

3. In chapter 1, Iris says "some people can't tell where it hurts. They can't calm down. They can't ever stop howling." Who do you think is/are the "they" she had in mind?

4. How do Winifred and Richard treat the Chase sisters?

5. Why do you think Richard married Iris?

6. How does Norval Chase respond to the stock market crash and following economic depression?

7. How did the Snilfards prevent the sacrifice of their daughters?

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

9. What is the fate of slave children who make the carpets in Sakiel-Norn?

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

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