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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Catherine's birthday?

2. Why is Catherine told that her telephone communications will receive the highest priority?

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

4. Who does Lily introduce Catherine to?

5. What does the Tribunal man want to know?

Short Essay Questions

1. What coincidence does Catherine's friend Lily point out about how Catherine has spent her time before she leaves for Algeria?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, the the author incorporates real-life historical figures into the novel's fictionalized plot. Describe why the author might have chosen this technique. Do you believe it is effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe Mordecai and Lily concealed their real relationship? What was their real relationship? Why would the author choose this path? Support your rationale with evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Of what significance is April 4th and how does the author develop the idea of this date throughout the novel? What things (people and events) does it represent a spiritually convergent date for? What and how does this foreshadow?

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