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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. What are the six young women wearing who arrive with Professor Fosca in the college chapel for Tara's service?
(a) Black robes.
(b) White dresses.
(c) Blue dresses.
(d) White robes.

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Mariana?
(a) 33.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 28.

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

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11, what word does Mariana use to describe Fosca after his lecture?
(a) Radiant.
(b) Luminous.
(c) Scintillating.
(d) Dazzling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the college chapel constructed?

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

3. What does Mariana order to drink at lunch in Part 2, Chapter 8?

4. How is the head porter, Mr. Morris, related to the man who was the porter when Mariana attended St. Christopher's?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the journal writer remember that he and his mother would do when it was slaughtering time at the farm?

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

6. Why do The Maidens say that they wore white to Tara's memorial service?

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

8. How did Sebastian die?

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

10. Where did Mariana grow up?

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