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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. Why did Mireille return to Algiers before heading to England?

2. What small gift does Catherine present to El-Marad's daughter when they arrive at his house?

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

4. Whose diagram do Catherine, Lily and Solarin use as the basis for solving the mystery of the configuration of the pieces?

5. Where did Minnie and Solarin hide after they were separated from the rest of the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What is the secret message that El-Marad gives to Catherine and for whom is that secret message intended?

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

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

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

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 does the training of Mireille's falcon Charlot represent? In what way is it helpful? What does the falcon symbolize throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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