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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. How does Diomedes describe Alicia in Part One, Chapter Six?
(a) As a mute man-eater.
(b) As a silent siren.
(c) As a taciturn temptress.
(d) As a quiet coquette.

2. According to Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine, Theo is full of what two qualities?
(a) Narcissism and obsession.
(b) Compassion and care.
(c) Loyalty and trustworthiness.
(d) Empathy and integrity.

3. When Kathy appears concerned for him in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen, Theo remembers what?
(a) She is a good actress.
(b) She does love him.
(c) His tendency to overreact.
(d) He should not jump to conclusions.

4. Why is Kathy angry with Theo in Part Two, Chapter Ten?
(a) She knows he was reading her email.
(b) She found his marijuana jar.
(c) She knows he is angry with her.
(d) She thinks he is cheating on her.

5. According to the narrator in the Part One, Chapter Three, what saved his life?
(a) Art.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Psychotherapy.
(d) Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, Alicia was unsettled by Gabriel having what?

2. According to Theo in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen, the answers to the present could be found where?

3. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter One, what is the only mysterious aspect to the murder?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Seven, Theo admits what about his feelings toward his wife?

5. What does Alicia call her diary in the prologue to the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Theo learn from Jean-Felix when he visits the gallery in Part Two, Chapters Nineteen and Twenty?

2. What does Theo do in Part Two, Chapter Six? What does he discover?

3. According to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Eleven, why did Alicia attack her shortly after arriving at the Grove?

4. Why does Diomedes warn Theo in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen? What does Theo do as a result?

5. What does Diomedes think about Theo's desire to treat Alicia in Part One, Chapter Six?

6. Who is Kathy? How did she and Theo meet?

7. According to the Prologue, how does Alicia feel about her husband?

8. What plan of inquiry does Theo outline in Part One, Chapter Eight?

9. Describe Alcestis, both the myth and the painting, as described by the narrator in Part One, Chapter Two?

10. What request does Theo make of Diomedes in Part Two, Chapter Two? What is the result?

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