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

2. Which of the following words best describes how Catherine feels after her encounter with the fortune teller?
(a) Angry
(b) Terrified
(c) Dazed
(d) Excited

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

4. What did Voltaire describe could be found in Richelieu's papers and journals?
(a) The first set of rules governing chess
(b) The history of the Abbey
(c) Theories about the Montglane service
(d) The mystery of the Bishop's cloven foot

5. What was the purpose of the Tower of Babel according to Philidor?
(a) To protect the city
(b) To reach Heaven
(c) To search for the service
(d) To understand the language of God

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what year has the author returned the reader?

3. Who was found dead that Harry is asked to identify?

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

5. Who does Catherine find recently killed when she goes to retrieve her briefcase?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What story does Catherine tell the Abbess to convince the Abbess that it is important that she receive the entire Service?

3. What explanation does the Bishop give for his slight limp after Valentine and Mireille question him about it and the rumors they have heard about it?

4. What does Kamel tell Catherine he has done to ensure she is available and able to complete the work he wants her to complete?

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

6. What happens when Camille encounters the Bishop when he arrives at Robespierre's home?

7. Describe Catherine's incident with the fortune teller and her reaction to the entire encounter.

8. What news do Marie-Charlotte and Alexandrine bring to the Abbess and the other nuns?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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