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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Saturday, 2nd June, to Chapter Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of the novel?
(a) And are the ideal hiding place for a Sleeping God.
(b) Gilgamesh the King.
(c) I am dying.
(d) The charity auction hadn’t started until well after midnight.

2. Which of the following powers does Perenelle note her imprisoning sphinx has?
(a) Telling riddles.
(b) Prestidigitating.
(c) Absorbing magic.
(d) Excreting magic.

3. Which of the following *Boulevards* does Machiavelli establish as a boundary for the search for Flamel’s group after they flee from Sacré-Coeur?
(a) De Clichy.
(b) Barbés.
(c) Ney.
(d) Des Maréchaux.

4. Which of the following professions had the Witch of Endor held in Ojai?
(a) Fortune teller.
(b) Book seller.
(c) Antiques dealer.
(d) Auto repair person.

5. In which of the following years are the Flamels supposed to have died?
(a) 1418.
(b) 1318.
(c) 1618.
(d) 1518.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following diminutives is used for Perenelle’s name in the novel?

2. Which of the following does Perenelle note was the first ghost she saw?

3. Which of the following does Perenelle note as Dee’s “one great failing” (38)?

4. Which of the following serves as an epigraph for the novel?

5. Which of the following is cited in an objection to Machiavelli’s lockdown order?

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