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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 many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?

2. Which of the following was the Abbess' message to Mireille?

3. What is Llewellyn's profession?

4. Who was it reported had given Charlemagne the gift of a special chess set?

5. Which of the following terms best describes how Kamel reacts to hearing Catherine talk about Sharrif?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Lily introduce Catherine and what happens during their meeting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the Abbess show to Catherine the Great? What does Catherine want with it? How does Catherine react?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the author's purpose for including quotes and titles at the beginning of each section of the book? What do they offer?

Essay Topic 2

One of the key themes of this novel is the theme of eternally present interrelationships. How is this theme developed? What are some of the examples of universal interrelationships explored? What are some of the guises the author uses to manifest these relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character, Solarin, as developed by the author. What two sides are there to this character? In what ways is the character being manipulated and in what ways does he manipulate others?

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