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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. Which of the following characters tells Mireille that the Abbess sent him?
(a) Mordecai
(b) Letizia
(c) The Bishop
(d) Napoleon

2. What does Nim potentially provide Catherine in Algeria?
(a) A protective contact
(b) The location of the chess pieces
(c) A place to stay
(d) Protective weapondry

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

4. What does the Tribunal man want to know?
(a) Where the service is
(b) Why Mireille is there
(c) Why Valentine lied
(d) Why they have befriended David

5. Who takes Catherine back to the hotel after Solarin disappeared from the nightclub?
(a) Sharrif
(b) Catherine
(c) Kamel
(d) Nim

Short Answer Questions

1. How many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?

2. When is Catherine's birthday?

3. What does the Arab soldier tell Charlemagne and Garin a blood wager will bring to the person making the wager?

4. Where does the Bishop want Mireille to go?

5. What does Catherine believe the Freemasons to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Llewellyn excited to hear about Catherine's relocation and what does he ask of her?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. Why does the Bishop believe it is ironic that the Abbess has gone to Russia and removed the Service from the Abbey?

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

9. When David arrives, what information does he find out about Valentine and what happens to her?

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

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