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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 is Llewellyn's profession?

2. What does Mireille wish after she awakens?

3. What sport did Charlemagne play frequently and even put a sign in reference to in the convent?

4. What is Mordecai's relationship with Lily?

5. In what year does this portion of the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Abbess make it impossible for any one person to reveal the details of her plan to ensure the safety of the pieces of the chess set?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the core aspects of the character Catherine (the one in the 1970s). Include the key elements which make up her character as well as how her character is used to foreshadow the conclusion of 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

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?

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