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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 becomes Mireille's personal mark?

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

3. Who does Marat tell Mireille is the white queen?

4. How did Catherine, Lily and Solarin get to see Robespierre's diagram?

5. How long is the time required for the lunar and solar calendars to cycle back and return to their starting points?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Lily and how do Catherine and Kamel save her?

2. What does Mireille tell David is the only thing that can both destroy the power of the revolution and rebuild France?

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

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

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

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

7. What connection does Lily explain to Catherine about the ax and chess?

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

9. How many pieces have been located by Catherine and her friends and where are they located?

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

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

How does the author use the technical writing technique having one character reveal information to another? Does the author use it effectively? How? If not, how could she have done it better?

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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