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

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

3. Why does Mireille decide not to return to the carriage?
(a) She sees her driver's head on a spear
(b) Valentine calls for her
(c) She cannot find it
(d) She sees David up ahead

4. What does Catherine believe the Freemasons to be?
(a) A force of evil
(b) A force of good
(c) Political allies
(d) Betrayers to all that is good

5. What did Back say that the powerful music of God could be used for?
(a) Create and destroy
(b) Create an open dialog
(c) Destroy future efforts at dialor
(d) Convey God's intentions

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine catch Lily lying about?

2. Where did Catherine obtain Richelieu's papers?

3. What was the abandoned Abbey converted into?

4. What does Mireille wish after she awakens?

5. Who was it reported had given Charlemagne the gift of a special chess set?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work does Kamel want Catherine to complete for him which surprises Catherine and catches her off guard?

2. 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?

3. What does Catherine find as she gets ready for bed after leaving a message for Nim on his private line?

4. Why do Valentine and Mireille leave their place of safety to meet Sister Claude and what happens when they get to the appointed meeting place?

5. Who saves Mirielle from Paris and what connection does Mirielle find out about them and her past?

6. What does the Abbess show to Catherine the Great? What does Catherine want with it? How does Catherine react?

7. 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?

8. What is the meaning of the title, "Pawn to Queen's Fourth", of this section of the novel and where is the title described?

9. What steps does Catherine take on her own once she and Lily split up to complete research?

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

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