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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Tara from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Northern Ireland.
(d) Ireland.

2. What type of tragedy is Zoe studying during the term in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Elizabethan.
(c) Greek.
(d) Revenge.

3. How often did Zeus allow Persephone to return from the dead every year?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

5. What type of flowers grow along the path Mariana walks in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Cyclamen.
(b) Foxglove.
(c) Violets.
(d) Bluebells.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Professor Fosca?

2. How did Mariana's father die?

3. What does Conrad call Tara's mates?

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what goddesses does Fosca show on a slide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mariana meet Sebastian?

2. How long has it been since Sebastian died, and why is it difficult for Mariana to be at Cambridge?

3. How does Mariana describe Professor Fosca as a speaker when she and Zoe attend one of his lectures?

4. What do Veronica and Serena say about being with Professor Fosca the night that Tara was murdered?

5. Why does Zoe think it is her fault that Tara is dead?

6. What is St. Christopher's like?

7. Who does Mariana meet on the train in Chapter 9?

8. How is Mariana able to get inside Tara's room?

9. What does Fred tell Mariana about Fosca in Part 2, Chapter 18?

10. What are "bedders" (103)?

(see the answer keys)

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