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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Valentine tell the Bishop the Abbess went?
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Italy

2. Who is the man that Valentine and Mireille see who walks with a slight limp?
(a) David
(b) Bishop of Autun
(c) Richelieu
(d) Germaine de Stael

3. Where does Solarin tell the Russian Secret Police the chess pieces are?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) France
(d) Algeria

4. What is jokingly called the eighth wonder of the world in this chapter?
(a) Computers
(b) Chess
(c) Air travel
(d) Cars

5. What does Catherine catch Lily lying about?
(a) Catherine's painting skills
(b) Chess set location
(c) Mordecai's occupation
(d) Chauffeur resigning

Short Answer Questions

1. To what year has the author returned the reader?

2. Which of the following is one of the secret messages decoded by Nim and Catherine from the fortuneteller's words?

3. How do Miereille and Valentine feel at the opera?

4. Whose identity does Catherine try to determine as part of her investigation into the chess match?

5. Which of the following was the Abbess' message to Mireille?

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