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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. Who does Catherine find recently killed when she goes to retrieve her briefcase?

2. What is Mordecai's relationship with Lily?

3. Where do Elisa and Napoleon take Mireille?

4. What does David believe is the only thing that will save France from itself?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What work does Kamel want Catherine to complete for him which surprises Catherine and catches her off guard?

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

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

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

9. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?

10. Why does the Bishop believe it is ironic that the Abbess has gone to Russia and removed the Service from the Abbey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the the ultimate revelation which is revealed in the book's final moments. How is it foreshadowed throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe in detail how the author develops suspense throughout the novel? Do you believe the author does it well? Why or why not?

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