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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. Who donated "Sweet Sorrows" and other books in 1993?
(a) Williams Foundation.
(b) Witherspoon Foundation.
(c) Lewis Foundation.
(d) Keating Foundation.

2. What is the number of the room the woman from the Collector's Club leads Zachary to?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

3. In Book 2 when Mirabel and Zachary get hot drinks, what name does Mirabel give the cashier?
(a) Zelda.
(b) Maude.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Lucinda.

4. Who is Simon named after?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Older brother.

5. How does a young woman spend her time when she is contemplating choosing the path of an acolyte?
(a) Silence.
(b) Crying and sobbing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Screaming and wailing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of mask does Eleanor wear?

2. What is the only book on the shelf by Sarah Waters when Zachary looks for books by that author?

3. At the beginning of the book, what is in the basement?

4. In Book 3, The Ballad of Simon and Eleanor: the naming of things, part 1, what does the little girl say she was doing?

5. On page 56, where does Zachary go for a party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mirabel think happened to Dorian?

2. What did Zachary's mother see and do 14 years ago in New Orleans?

3. What is thought to have happened to the princess's daughter who had a feather-shaped scar?

4. What does Mirabel look like when he sees her at the Harbor?

5. What happened when a woman came to the key collector for a key?

6. How does Zachary get food when he is at the Harbor?

7. How do Mirabel and Zachary get Dorian inside the Harbor?

8. What is the process to become a guardian?

9. How is the second girl in "Sweet Sorrows: Once very long ago..." different from the first girl?

10. How many times has Zachary read "Sweet Sorrows" on page 27, and what does he think about the book?

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