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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. How was Fiske killed?
2. Where does the Bishop invite Miereille and Valentine?
3. Who is the person that the Bishop says wants to gain control of the service?
4. How many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?
5. What does the Bishop discover when he returns home?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does Lily introduce Catherine and what happens during their meeting?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What are Valentine and Mireille doing when they are disturbed by a handsome man and who is this man?
5. 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?
6. What conclusion does Mordecai draw after hearing Lily and Catherine describe the story of the chauffeur?
7. What story does the Bishop tell Mireille and Valentine after the opera when they spend the night at his home?
8. Why does the Bishop believe it is ironic that the Abbess has gone to Russia and removed the Service from the Abbey?
9. When David arrives, what information does he find out about Valentine and what happens to her?
10. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
One of the themes within this novel is one of revenge. How is this theme first developed? By which character? Do you believe this is an appropriate theme to include in this novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What does the training of Mireille's falcon Charlot represent? In what way is it helpful? What does the falcon symbolize throughout the novel?
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