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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does Lily write Mordecai's telephone number?
(a) Napkin
(b) Hand
(c) Mirror
(d) Chinese cabinet

2. What does the Abbess do with the pieces of the chess set?
(a) Hides them in the fields
(b) Mails them to the Bishop
(c) Sends them to Rome
(d) Distributes the pieces among the nuns

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

4. What did Catherine do instead of sleeping when she returned to her hotel after Sharrif took her there?
(a) Study books on mathematics
(b) Research OPEC
(c) Try to make contact with Solarin
(d) Think of a way to get in to see Kamel

5. When is Catherine's birthday?
(a) March 3rd
(b) May 5th
(c) April 4th
(d) February 2nd

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

7. How does Germaine convince Camille that she must be spared the trials and executions?
(a) She is dying
(b) She must flee the country
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She has to find David first

8. Why are Valentine and Mireille barely clothed at the beginning of section three?
(a) They are posing for a sculpture
(b) They are posing for a painting
(c) They are having a medical exam
(d) They are bathing

9. What year is it when the novel opens?
(a) 1800
(b) 1790
(c) 1700
(d) 1750

10. Where does the Bishop invite Miereille and Valentine?
(a) His home
(b) Opera
(c) Church
(d) Abbey

11. Who was found dead that Harry is asked to identify?
(a) Harry's son
(b) Harry's brother
(c) Harry's father
(d) Harry's chauffeur

12. Which of the following is one of the secret messages decoded by Nim and Catherine from the fortuneteller's words?
(a) Safe passage to Algeria
(b) Warning of Satanic evil
(c) Protection from evil
(d) Path to win all chess games

13. Which of the following characters tells Mireille that the Abbess sent him?
(a) The Bishop
(b) Letizia
(c) Napoleon
(d) Mordecai

14. Where does the Bishop meet Camille?
(a) Home of Robespierre
(b) The Abbey
(c) Home of Valentine and Mireille
(d) Home of Catherine the Great

15. Who does Catherine find recently killed when she goes to retrieve her briefcase?
(a) Friske
(b) Lilly
(c) Solarin
(d) Lily's missing chauffeur

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry want Catherine to help him do?

2. What sport did Charlemagne play frequently and even put a sign in reference to in the convent?

3. Who do Valentine and Miereille believe is in danger based on the letter they receive?

4. What symbol does the Bishop see on one of the eight pieces of the Montglane Service?

5. How is Mireille disguised as she attempts to leave Paris?

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