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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. Why are Valentine and Mireille barely clothed at the beginning of section three?

2. How does Germaine convince Camille that she must be spared the trials and executions?

3. How many narrative lines does the author use in this novel?

4. Where does Lily manipulate Catherine to go with her?

5. How does Catherine get to meet with Kamel?

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

5. What encounter does Philidor relate to David and what happened during the encounter?

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

7. What story does Catherine tell the Abbess to convince the Abbess that it is important that she receive the entire Service?

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

9. Describe Catherine's incident with the fortune teller and her reaction to the entire encounter.

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 quests share similar characteristics and have similar stories? In what ways are they similar? Use specific examples from the novel to support your suppositions.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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