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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 does the fortune teller tell Catherine?
(a) She will have great fortune
(b) She is in danger
(c) She will find her true love
(d) She will have a child soon

2. What is Fiske using to transmit?
(a) Ring
(b) TImer
(c) Bracelet
(d) Necklace

3. What relation is Mordecai to Harry?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Father
(d) Grandfather

4. About how many large oil companies control most of the world's production and distribution according to Catherine?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 3
(d) 5

5. How many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that Valentine and Mireille see who walks with a slight limp?

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

3. What was the purpose of the Tower of Babel according to Philidor?

4. What is Mordecai's relationship with Lily?

5. What would be the end result should Garin lose the wager Charlemagne and Garin have on the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What does David believe is the only thing that will be able to save France and from what does he believe France needs to be saved?

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

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

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