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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leopold find in Miss Fisher's handbag that frustrates him?
(a) Nothing of interest or value.
(b) An empty envelope.
(c) A mysterious photograph.
(d) A small amount of money.

2. How does Henrietta make it to her destination in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) By bus.
(b) In a private car.
(c) She walks.
(d) In a taxi.

3. How did Karen feel about the intensity of Naomi's devotion towards her?
(a) Karen felt uncomfortable.
(b) Karen felt confused.
(c) Karen felt resentment.
(d) Karen felt happy.

4. What did Karen learn about Naomi in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) That Naomi has told lies about Karen.
(b) That Naomi was pregnant.
(c) That Naomi was ill.
(d) That Naomi was engaged to Max.

5. How did Karen feel about being alone in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Happiness and peace.
(b) Paranoid.
(c) Abandoned and lonely.
(d) Confused and sad.

6. Why does Miss Fisher take Henrietta upstairs in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) To show her to her room.
(b) To help her unpack.
(c) To tell her a secret about Leopold.
(d) To meet Madame Fisher.

7. What does Madame Fisher think of Leopold?
(a) She thinks Leopold is a scared boy.
(b) She thinks Leopold is very intelligent.
(c) She thinks Leopold is witty and charismatic.
(d) She thinks Leopold is full of himself.

8. What did the character who arrived at the end of Chapter 4 want to hear about?
(a) Naomi's engagement.
(b) Violet's health.
(c) Karen's time at Mount Iris.
(d) The latest local gossip.

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

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

11. What similarity was Naomi glad to share with Karen in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) They were both fans of Charles Dickens.
(b) They were both engaged.
(c) They were both scarlet fever survivors.
(d) They were both adopted.

12. What is the name of Henrietta's sister?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Paulina.
(c) Anna.
(d) Caroline.

13. What is Henrietta disappointed by in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The food on the train.
(b) Paris' early-morning lack of life.
(c) The miserable weather which greets her upon her arrival.
(d) Miss Fisher's lack of enthusiasm.

14. What was the name of Bill's home?
(a) Mount Lavender.
(b) Mount Orchid.
(c) Mount Lilac.
(d) Mount Iris.

15. How did time pass at Mount Iris in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Pleasantly.
(c) Swiftly.
(d) Steadily.

Short Answer Questions

1. After looking at the stripes of the wallpaper in Part 1, Chapter 5, what does Henrietta comment about the house?

2. Where did Bill live?

3. What kind of relationship does Miss Fisher and Henrietta's grandmother have?

4. Why did Karen travel after her engagement announcement?

5. What does Leopold tell Henrietta he is determined to do in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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