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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Conrad call Tara's mates?
(a) Bitches.
(b) Hags.
(c) Harpies.
(d) Witches.

2. In the quote on the postcard Mariana finds in Tara's room, to whom must a maiden of noble birth be sacrificed?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Thalia.
(d) Calliope.

3. What work did Mariana's paternal grandfather do?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Garbage hauler.
(c) Street sweeper.
(d) Dock worker.

4. What cult does Fosca mention in his lecture in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Eleusis.
(b) Oikist.
(c) Pelops.
(d) Oedipus.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what year is Zoe entering?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

6. How old does Fred say that he is in Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) Not quite 30.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) Nearly 29.

7. What is the name of Tara's bedder?
(a) Grace.
(b) Amy.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Elsie.

8. Who does Clarissa think is the author of the quote on the postcard Mariana found in Tara's room?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Aeschylus.
(d) Euripides.

9. In Chapter 11, how long has it been since Sebastian died?
(a) About 10 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) Nearly 14 months.
(d) 16 months.

10. In Chapter 2, what color is the house that Mariana lives in?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

11. What word does Zoe use to describe Elsie, Tara's bedder, in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Lunatic.
(b) Maniac.
(c) Nutcase.
(d) Psycho.

12. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does the journal writer say he saw when walking in the city?
(a) Three-legged dog.
(b) Possum.
(c) Black cat.
(d) Fox.

13. In Part 2, Chapter 14, when was The Eagle founded?
(a) 1700s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1600s.
(d) 1800s.

14. In Chapter 17, what color cassocks do the choirboys wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

15. How old was the journal writer's mother when he was born?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tragedy is Zoe studying during the term in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 14, what island does Fred say he went to last year?

3. How old is Chief Inspector Sangha?

4. How did Mariana's father die?

5. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 9, when is Professor Fosca's next lecture?

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