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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was under Mariana's door in Chapter 19?
(a) Postcard of Electra and Agamemnon.
(b) Note from Zoe.
(c) Postcard of Iphigenia and Agamemnon.
(d) Note from Clarissa.

2. What word does Henry use to describe what he thinks Mariana has done to him in Chapter 17?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Abandonded.
(c) Double-crossed.
(d) Sacrificed.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Mariana find inside Zebra?
(a) A letter.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A knife.

4. In Chapter 17, how long is the knife that Henry has?
(a) 4 inches.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 7 or 8 inches.
(d) 5 or 6 inches.

5. How old was Iphigenia in the story of Agamemnon and Iphigenia?
(a) 16 or 17.
(b) 15 or 16.
(c) 13 or 14.
(d) 14 or 15.

6. What word does Julian use to describe Mariana in Chatper 21?
(a) Irrational.
(b) Unhinged.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Demented.

7. In Chapter 6, how many punts are outside the boathouse?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

8. Who saw Fosca at midnight at the time of Serena's murder?
(a) The dean.
(b) Morris.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Julian.

9. What was the drink Zoe imbibed during her initiation into the Maidens spiked with?
(a) GHB.
(b) Barbiturates.
(c) Adderall.
(d) Valium.

10. The night Zoe was initiated into the Maidens, who were wearing masks to represent Persephone and Demeter?
(a) Diya and Lillian.
(b) Carla and Serena.
(c) Carla and Natahsa.
(d) Veronica and Serena.

11. What does Fred give Mariana before they part in Chapter 17?
(a) Key.
(b) Flower.
(c) Letter.
(d) Photo.

12. In Part 3, Chapter 1, how long does it take Mariana and Fred to walk to the place where the body was found?
(a) About 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) About 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

13. From which of Jean Anouilh's works is the quote that begins Part 5?
(a) Le Boulanger.
(b) Eurydice.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Lat Grotte.

14. Where does Zoe want to look for the murder weapon in Chapter 3?
(a) The Folly.
(b) The lecture room.
(c) Fosca's rooms.
(d) The cemetery.

15. In Part 3, Chapter 8, what does Clarissa order to eat?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Veal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the journal writer's mother when she left school?

2. Where did Nikos Kouris grow up?

3. What did Zoe plant in the back of Fosca's wardrobe?

4. How did Morris and Mariana get into an old cemetery in Chapter 4?

5. How old was Zoe when she and Sebastian became lovers?

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