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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 Shahin call a sandstorm?

2. What does Catherine tell Lily science has discovered that everything (matter, light and sound) is held together by?

3. Which of the following characters helps Mireille get the Abbess out of her prison?

4. Which of the following characters accompanies Mireille across Algeria?

5. How do Catherine, Lily and the dog escape from the bar and Sharrif?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Bishop protest Mireille's suggestion that he must marry the White Queen to help end the game?

2. What happens when Catherine and Lily make it inside the restaurant and what are they challenged to?

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

4. What information does Charlot share with Mireille and what sacrifice does Charlot make for Mireille?

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

6. What does Minnie tell Catherine that she was chosen to be and what realization about herself does Catherine come to?

7. What events happen with the Bishop in London and what does she bring him?

8. What do Catherine, Lily and Solarin agree is the only way to test their theory about the formula?

9. Where does Catherine swim ashore and how does she get past the patrolling soldier?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author often intertwines fact and fiction throughout the novel. Write an essay describing two examples of this technique where factual information about historical characters is intertwined with fictional information created by the author. Does this technique have a possible thematic resonance? 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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