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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Robespierre say the White Queen is currently?
(a) Mesopotamia
(b) India
(c) France
(d) England

2. What is Solarin's relationship with Minnie?
(a) Grandson
(b) Godson
(c) Son
(d) Nephew

3. Which of the following characters is identified as the Black Queen?
(a) Mireille
(b) Abbess
(c) Catherine
(d) Charlotte

4. Why does Mireille state in her diary that she refuses to leave Paris?
(a) The Bishop is lookign for her
(b) She is afraid for her life
(c) She wants to see her son born into the game
(d) The Abbess ordered her to stay

5. Where do Catherine and Lily head once they leave the city of Oran?
(a) Algiers
(b) England
(c) Russia
(d) Paris

6. How many pieces of the service does the Bishop have as he leaves England?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 7
(d) 8

7. Why does the Abbess refuse to sign the document that condemns the revolution?
(a) She needs to find Mireille
(b) She believes in the revolution
(c) She will be immediately killed
(d) She wants to return to France

8. Which of the following characters claimed to have decoded the formula in the service?
(a) Jefferson
(b) Philidor
(c) Newton
(d) Blake

9. Where did Solarin grow up?
(a) Orphanage
(b) Abbey
(c) France
(d) America

10. What does Lily call the move she uses to get out of her stuck position?
(a) Carwagny
(b) Car
(c) Zugzwang
(d) Ziggygog

11. How long is the time required for the lunar and solar calendars to cycle back and return to their starting points?
(a) 8 years
(b) 8 months
(c) 8 days
(d) 80 days

12. Where does Catherine come ashore?
(a) In Paris
(b) Where Sharrif is waiting
(c) At the OPEC conferece
(d) In the Channel Islands

13. What was another name for The White Queen?
(a) Germaine
(b) Mireille
(c) The Woman from India
(d) Valentine

14. In what way are Solarin and Nim related?
(a) Uncle and nephew
(b) Brothers
(c) Grandfather and grandson
(d) Father and son

15. How long does it take the characters to travel to America once they actually start?
(a) Years
(b) Months
(c) Weeks
(d) Days

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Catherine, Lily and Solarin get to see Robespierre's diagram?

2. Who does Marat tell Mireille is the white queen?

3. Who does Marat assume will be able to get Mireille's pieces that she has shipped?

4. Who does Minnie tell Catherine has nine other pieces?

5. What "science" does Minnie indicate there is a relationship between all of the disciplines (previously discussed)?

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