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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 does Minnie tell Lily and Catherine the white side wants to create with the information contained in the Montglane Service?

2. Which of the following characters is identified as the Black Queen?

3. What does Mireille name the falcon that she captures and trains to hunt for her and her guide as they travel across Algeria?

4. In what state does the Bishop decide to bury pieces from the Montglane Service?

5. What are the symbols on the cloth that once covered the service besides the figure eight which Catherine and Lily examine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Lily surprised to find at least two pieces of the service?

2. What alternative plan does Solarin offer once it is obvious that the storm has blown the ship significantly off course?

3. What was the formula in the service for and what does it allow to happen according to Newton?

4. What does Minnie reveal to Catherine and Lily about where the service is hidden and what does she provide them to help them collect them?

5. Describe in detail how Catherine, Lily and Carioca make it out of the restaurant?

6. What information does Kamel share with Catherine about El-Marad, the man she is looking for?

7. Why was the Bishop reduced to selling land to French immigrants for the four years that he has been living in America?

8. What is Paul's plan now that Catherine the Great has died?

9. What has the Abbess concealed in her room and how does Catherine react to it when the Abbess reveals it to her?

10. What does Catherine recall about the time when the lunar and solar calendars cycle back to return to their starting points?

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

Describe the the ultimate revelation which is revealed in the book's final moments. How is it foreshadowed throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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