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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henrietta take a moment to do after leaving Madame Fisher's room in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Henrietta takes a moment to blow her nose.
(b) Henrietta takes a moment to put on a cardigan.
(c) Henrietta takes a moment to have a cup of tea.
(d) Henrietta takes a moment to collect herself.

2. How might one describe Karen's Uncle Bill?
(a) Worldly.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Punctual.

3. Who was Karen engaged to?
(a) Ray.
(b) Max.
(c) Albert.
(d) Leopold.

4. What is Henrietta's grandmother's surname?
(a) Arbuthnot.
(b) Amberstown.
(c) Allen.
(d) Arlington.

5. Why was Leopold frustrated at living in a small Italian city?
(a) He had always wanted to live in Paris.
(b) The city had none of the spirit of Rome.
(c) It felt suffocating.
(d) He felt out of place.

6. How did Karen feel while visiting Bill?
(a) Restless.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Unwelcome.

7. Who has Leopold lived with throughout his life?
(a) His parents.
(b) Two aunts and an uncle.
(c) The Fishers.
(d) His older brother.

8. What do Henrietta and Leopold think of Miss Fisher?
(a) They think she is kind.
(b) They think she is funny.
(c) They think she is pitiable.
(d) They think she is insane.

9. What was the name of Bill's wife?
(a) Rose.
(b) Violet.
(c) Lily.
(d) Daisy.

10. How is Madame Fisher's bedroom described?
(a) Dark, crowded and oppressive.
(b) Very feminine, with fresh flowers in every corner.
(c) Small yet cosy.
(d) Eclectic and full of energy.

11. What does the letter from Leopold's aunt to Miss Fisher hint at?
(a) A close relationship between Miss Fisher and Leopold's father.
(b) A family secret involving Leopold's aunt.
(c) An illness in the family.
(d) Money troubles.

12. What is Henrietta able to tell fortunes with?
(a) Handwriting samples.
(b) A deck of playing cards.
(c) A deck of tarot cards.
(d) Tea leaves.

13. What news does Miss Fisher give Leopold and Henrietta at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) That Madame Fisher's health has taken a bad turn.
(b) That Henrietta's voyage has been cancelled.
(c) That Leopold's mother is no longer able to visit.
(d) That there is a riot going on in Paris.

14. What did Ray's letter ask for in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) For Karen to travel to Wales with him.
(b) For Karen to return her engagement ring.
(c) Karen's affirmation that she was sure she wanted to marry Ray.
(d) For Karen to return to his side.

15. How did Naomi often reply when asked whether her mother still intervened in her life?
(a) "Not anymore."
(b) "Only when I let her."
(c) "Regretably, no."
(d) "Whenever she can."

Short Answer Questions

1. With what sentiment did Karen reply to Ray's letter?

2. Where did Bill live?

3. What did Karen realize before she left Mount Iris in Part 2, Chapter 3?

4. What did Karen think of Max?

5. Where did Karen travel to after the announcement of her engagement?

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