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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 do Catherine and Lily see when they return to their car?

2. Which of the following characters looks like Mireille enough that Mireille can replace her to keep the appointment with the Revolution leader?

3. What does Shahin tell Mireille that he knows that she desires?

4. Where is the Service's chessboard located?

5. What deduction do Catherine, Lily and Solarin come to about the placement of the pieces on the chess board?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What prophecy does Charlot offer to Napoleon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you believe Mordecai and Lily concealed their real relationship? What was their real relationship? Why would the author choose this path? Support your rationale with evidence.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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