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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. What causes the mystical spell to be broken?

2. Who was found dead that Harry is asked to identify?

3. How do Miereille and Valentine feel at the opera?

4. Where does Valentine tell the Bishop the Abbess went?

5. Which of the following characters tells Mireille that the Abbess sent him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Llewellyn want from Catherine and how does Catherine react?

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

5. What happens when Camille encounters the Bishop when he arrives at Robespierre's home?

6. Who saves Mirielle from Paris and what connection does Mirielle find out about them and her past?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At what point in the novel does the author appear to make the shift from subconscious, spiritual destiny to outward, physical reality? Why do you think the author makes this shift? Do you believe the shift is successful? Why or why not?

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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