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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 Chapter 8, about how long is the knife Zoe finds in the folly?
(a) 7 inches.
(b) 13 inches.
(c) 10 inches.
(d) 8 inches.

2. What color plaque is on Professor Fosca's door?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Gold.

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

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

5. What bird does Mariana see before she and Zoe arrive at the folly?
(a) Swan.
(b) Goose.
(c) Duck.
(d) Heron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Iphigenia in the story of Agamemnon and Iphigenia?

2. In Part 5, Chapter 1, how many other people are in the Fellows' Parlor than Mariana, Zoe, and Clarissa?

3. What does Fosca serve Mariana when she has dinner in his rooms?

4. The night Zoe was initiated into the Maidens, who were wearing masks to represent Persephone and Demeter?

5. In Chapter 17, how long is the knife that Henry has?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Mariana recommend to Theo when he says he is not happy at Broadmoor?

2. What does Elsie find under the door for Mariana in Chapter 19?

3. What image is on the postcard that Zoe receives?

4. Where and how is Veronica's body found?

5. Why does Mariana think she and Zoe are not alone when they take a punt to the folly?

6. What does Mariana find when she returns to her room in Chapter 10?

7. Who tries to attack Mariana in Chapter 17, and who rescues her?

8. What does Mariana discover in Part 3, Chapter 13, in Fosca's rooms?

9. What type of man was the journal writer's father?

10. What does Zoe say about the letter Mariana found in Zebra?

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