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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry study at the university before he had a breakdown?
(a) Biology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Chemistry.

2. Which college does Zoe attend at Cambridge?
(a) Pembroke.
(b) King's.
(c) Queens'.
(d) St. Christopher's.

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

4. How long has it been in Chapter 1 since Sebastian died?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

5. In Chapter 10, what color geraniums enliven the redbrick college walls?
(a) Purple and white.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Pink and white.
(d) Lilac and pink.

6. What does Fred offer Mariana to eat in Part 2, Chapter 18?
(a) Apple.
(b) Plum.
(c) Pear.
(d) Banana.

7. When Mariana sees Zoe in a window of Eros Court, on what floor is Zoe?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

8. In Part 2, Chapter 17, what time does Mariana meet Fosca?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

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

10. How old is Professor Clarissa MIller?
(a) Late 70s.
(b) 69.
(c) Early 70s.
(d) 68.

11. What climbs up the outside wall of the house where Mariana lives?
(a) Honeysuckle.
(b) Hydrangea.
(c) Clematis.
(d) Wisteria.

12. How is the head porter, Mr. Morris, related to the man who was the porter when Mariana attended St. Christopher's?
(a) Son.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Great-nephew.
(d) Grandson.

13. What was drunk during the rites at Eleusis?
(a) Ouzo.
(b) Tsikoudia.
(c) Raki.
(d) Kykeon.

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

15. What is Clarissa doing when Mariana finds her in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Writing.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Reading.
(d) Correcting papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Chief Inspector Sangha?

2. How many people attend Mariana's Monday-evening group?

3. How long was Clarissa married to Professor Timothy MIller?

4. In Chapter 17, what color cassocks do the choirboys wear?

5. In Chapter 11, how long has it been since Sebastian died?

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