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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 is Sir Percival's body identified at the inquest?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His pocketwatch.
(d) His teeth.

2. Why does Walter reveal the truth about Count Fosco to Pesca?
(a) Because Pesca is withholding information.
(b) All of these.
(c) To gain assistance.
(d) To gain Pesca's trust.

3. To relieve herself of anger, what does Marian do to Count Fosco's card?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Distributes it.
(c) Shreds it.
(d) Photocopies it.

4. Where is Count Fosco from?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Greece.
(d) Syria.

5. What identifying feature is on the man lurking outside Count Fosco's home?
(a) A long beard.
(b) A facial scar.
(c) Albino coloring.
(d) A tattoo on his forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Anne unwilling to write Sir Percival's secret in a letter?

2. Walter believes Sir Percival got trapped because of what?

3. For what purpose did Count Fosco come to England?

4. What happened to the inn where Sir Percival stayed on the night Laura was sent away?

5. Who does Walter meet with in Hampshire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Walter when he visits the site of the church fire the following day?

2. What activities do Marian and Walter do with Laura to help her recover from her ordeal at the asylum?

3. Once Sir Percival has died, why does Walter not return to London immediately?

4. In regards to Count Fosco, why does Walter ask Pesca for help?

5. How does Walter describe the month of April?

6. While trying to build a case for Laura, Mrs. Vesey creates what stumbling block for Walter?

7. Why is it easy to believe that even relatives do not recognize Laura after her stay in the asylum?

8. What is Walter's emotional state on his cab ride to confront Count Fosco at his home?

9. What happens to Sir Percival when the church is set on fire?

10. What does Mrs. Catherick say would surprise her regarding Sir Percival?

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