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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 promise does Kamal make to Catherine?
(a) To help her find the service
(b) To follow her
(c) To protect her
(d) To provide her employment

2. Who was it reported had given Charlemagne the gift of a special chess set?
(a) Garin
(b) Pope
(c) Bishop of Autun
(d) Arab prince

3. Which character is considered one of the eight "collection points?"
(a) Bishop
(b) Valentine
(c) Miereille
(d) Abbess

4. What was the abandoned Abbey converted into?
(a) Orphanage
(b) Business
(c) Church
(d) Prison

5. What sport did Charlemagne play frequently and even put a sign in reference to in the convent?
(a) Cricket
(b) Jousting
(c) Checkers
(d) Chess

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Voltaire describe could be found in Richelieu's papers and journals?

2. Where do Elisa and Napoleon take Mireille?

3. How long is Solarin given to complete his mission?

4. Who does Lily introduce Catherine to?

5. Why are Valentine and Mireille barely clothed at the beginning of section three?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What is the treasure of the Abbey which the Abbess and nuns vow cannot fall into the hands of the Bishop of Autun?

7. Why does Catherine Velis believe that she is being sent to Algeria by her accounting firm?

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

9. What does Llewellyn want from Catherine and how does Catherine react?

10. 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?

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