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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leopold contemplate after reading the letter from Henrietta's grandmother?
(a) His future and how it compares to Henrietta's future.
(b) His own situation.
(c) Henrietta's family.
(d) Henrietta's living situation.

2. How does Henrietta describe Madame Fisher's way of talking?
(a) It is offensive.
(b) It is humorous.
(c) It is indifferent.
(d) It is impudent.

3. How might one describe Karen's family?
(a) Upwardly mobile.
(b) Working class.
(c) Nouveau-riche.
(d) Well-bred.

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

5. What does the reader learn of Henrietta's mother in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She is the mistress of a very powerful man.
(c) She has disappeared.
(d) She is very young.

6. Besides Ray, who did Karen write to in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Violet.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Madame Fisher.

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

8. What was Karen doing when she was interrupted by Yellow Hat in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Karen was eating dinner.
(b) Karen was sewing.
(c) Karen was writing a letter.
(d) Karen was reading a book.

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

10. How does Leopold feel while Henrietta is admonishing him in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Angry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Offended.
(d) Embarrassed.

11. 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.

12. Who does Henrietta compare her sister's broken heart to?
(a) Her own heart.
(b) A stone.
(c) Miss Fisher's heart.
(d) Shattered glass.

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

14. How is Bill's wife described?
(a) As tranquil.
(b) As controlling.
(c) As matronly.
(d) As sarcastic.

15. What does Henrietta never see in daylight again after Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The Fishers' home.
(b) The train station.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henrietta make it to her destination in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. Who does Madame Fisher urge Henrietta to "never distress"?

3. How many years in the past is Part 2 set in?

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

5. What country was Yellow Hat from?

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