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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. Where do Elisa and Napoleon take Mireille?
(a) Algeria
(b) Paris
(c) Russia
(d) Corsica

2. What does the Abbess do with the pieces of the chess set?
(a) Sends them to Rome
(b) Mails them to the Bishop
(c) Hides them in the fields
(d) Distributes the pieces among the nuns

3. What signals that it is time to stop working and return to the convent for the nuns?
(a) A specific time of day
(b) Tolling Bell
(c) Clock tower ringing
(d) Calling from the Mother Superior

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

5. Where did Mireille and Valentine hide the chess pieces they were to protect?
(a) Carry them on their person at all times
(b) Buried under one of David's trees
(c) Hid them in their mattress
(d) Left them buried at the Abbey

Short Answer Questions

1. In what occupation was Catherine Velis previously employed?

2. What year is it when the novel opens?

3. Which character is to be executed in this section?

4. What did Blanche write on the cocktail napkin she hands to Catherine?

5. Who throws the farewell party for Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When the people at the chess match begin to leave, what does Lily believe is true about Fiske, Solarin's opponent?

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