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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. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what type of trees grow along the river?
(a) Apple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Willow.
(d) Alder.

2. How old was Mariana when she met Sebastian?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have bedder's been employed at the colleges to make beds, empty trash cans, and clean rooms?

2. In Chapter 9, about how old is the man who stares at Mariana on the train?

3. What cult does Fosca mention in his lecture in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. When was the word "psychopath" (98) coined by a German psychiatrist?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 14, when was The Eagle founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

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

3. Why does Mariana realize she is going to need to deal with Henry when she returns home?

4. What are "bedders" (103)?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what does Mariana remember about the first time Zoe met Sebastian?

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

7. What is St. Christopher's like?

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

9. What does Mariana remember about the days and nights after Sebastian died?

10. How did Sebastian die?

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