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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. What happens to the fortune teller when the lights go down?
(a) She sets up a table to do palm readings
(b) She disappears
(c) She grabs onto Catherine's hand
(d) She screams and runs out the door

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

3. What does Solarin call which is against all of the rules of chess?
(a) Restart
(b) Intermission
(c) J'adoube
(d) Forfiet

4. Whose identity does Catherine try to determine as part of her investigation into the chess match?
(a) Fortune teller's
(b) Friske's
(c) Solarin's
(d) Lilly's

5. Which of the following was the Abbess' message to Mireille?
(a) Elissa the Black has left- the Eight go with her
(b) Elissa the Black has come- the Eight are hers
(c) Elissa the Red has risen-the Eight return
(d) Elissa the Red has come - hide the Eight

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mireille decide not to return to the carriage?

3. Which of the following terms best describes how Kamel reacts to hearing Catherine talk about Sharrif?

4. What does the Tribunal man want to know?

5. What causes the mystical spell to be broken?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Mordecai draw after hearing Lily and Catherine describe the story of the chauffeur?

2. What is Dr. Nim's explanation for the coincidence of the man lurking outside on the bicycle and in the painting ?

3. What are Valentine and Mireille doing when they are disturbed by a handsome man and who is this man?

4. Why doesn't Mireille want to return to David's home and what information does the Bishop share with her?

5. How does the Abbess make it impossible for any one person to reveal the details of her plan to ensure the safety of the pieces of the chess set?

6. What story does the Bishop tell Mireille and Valentine after the opera when they spend the night at his home?

7. To whom does Lily introduce Catherine and what happens during their meeting?

8. What type of wager did Charlemagne supposedly propose to Garin and what did the Arab soldiers explain would be the result of this type of wager?

9. What coincidence does Catherine's friend Lily point out about how Catherine has spent her time before she leaves for Algeria?

10. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?

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