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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Catherine and Lily have to hike through the desert along the walking path?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 1 hour
(c) 8 hours
(d) 2 hours

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

3. Who does Minnie tell Catherine has nine other pieces?
(a) Sharrif
(b) Harry
(c) Mordecai
(d) Solarin

4. How does Mireille disguise herself so that she can return to Paris as the Abbess ordered?
(a) Servant boy
(b) French society matron
(c) Nun
(d) Arab woman

5. What does Mokhfi's name mean in English?
(a) The secret chosen one
(b) One that trespasses on the gods
(c) The white queen
(d) A rebel

6. What becomes Mireille's personal mark?
(a) Letter M
(b) Knight shape
(c) B for the Bishop
(d) Figure 8

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

8. Where does Mireille tell Marat that she has shipped the pieces for which she was responsible?
(a) Algeria
(b) England
(c) France
(d) The Abbey

9. In what state does the Bishop decide to bury pieces from the Montglane Service?
(a) Maine
(b) Vermont
(c) Virginia
(d) Pennsylvania

10. What do Catherine, Lily and Solarin decide is the only way to test their theory?
(a) Gather all of the pieces
(b) Gather the board
(c) Gather all of the pieces and the board
(d) Get the cloth

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

12. Where did the Abbess keep the cloth from the service?
(a) As her apron
(b) Buried in the forest
(c) Stitched into her dress
(d) Under her mattress

13. What does Catherine use as a weapon in her attempt to rescue Lily?
(a) Kamel's gun
(b) Fisticuffs
(c) Knife
(d) Heavy bag of Service pieces

14. Which character is wounded during the storm?
(a) Catherine
(b) Minnie
(c) Carioca
(d) Solarin

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shahin call a sandstorm?

2. What does Minnie give to Catherine and Lily?

3. Why did Mireille return to Algiers before heading to England?

4. Why is Kamel driving Catherine through the mountains of Algeria?

5. What are the symbols on the cloth that once covered the service besides the figure eight which Catherine and Lily examine?

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