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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 left a note for Catherine that she finds when she returns to her apartment?
2. What does Nim potentially provide Catherine in Algeria?
3. Why does Mireille decide not to return to the carriage?
4. Who is the father of Mireille's child?
5. What does the Bishop discover when he returns home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the meaning of the title, "Pawn to Queen's Fourth", of this section of the novel and where is the title described?
2. Why does Catherine Velis believe that she is being sent to Algeria by her accounting firm?
3. What does Llewellyn want from Catherine and how does Catherine react?
4. Who saves Mirielle from Paris and what connection does Mirielle find out about them and her past?
5. 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?
6. Why doesn't Mireille want to return to David's home and what information does the Bishop share with her?
7. What story does Catherine tell the Abbess to convince the Abbess that it is important that she receive the entire Service?
8. Describe Catherine's incident with the fortune teller and her reaction to the entire encounter.
9. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?
10. What happens when Camille encounters the Bishop when he arrives at Robespierre's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
What two functions did the character Corday serve in the novel? Which function was a clever incorporation of fiction into fact? Evaluate the author's skill at accomplishing this task.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the theme of destiny as it is explored throughout the novel. Is this theme realistic? Why or why not? Do you believe that humanity cannot escape what is ordained for them? Why or why not?
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