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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks the rest of the group if Tony is dead?

2. Where does Tony go that he will not allow Vicki to come inside with him?

3. Why does Irma decide not to buy a dress?

4. In a letter she wrote, what does Konstanze say is wrong with her husband?

5. Who sees Tony get attacked by an object in the castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the explanation for what the woman at Konstanze's trial saw?

2. When happens to upset Vicki when she and Tony are walking the grounds discussing suspects?

3. What are Tony and Vicki told about Schmidt when they return to the castle after chasing the cloaked figure?

4. What do Tony and George find when they open the tomb of the Count?

5. What do Tony and Vicki discover when looking at the castle's blueprints?

6. What happens when Tony and Vicki go to the cemetery at night to watch Nicolas's grave?

7. What happens to Tony, Vicki, and Blankenhagen when they finally figure out where the relic is?

8. What did the woman witness at Konstanze's trial testify to?

9. What happens when Vicki secretly follows Tony down the hall at night?

10. What do Vicki and Tony find when they return to the library to get the items Vicki hid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most prominent theme in this book? Explain fully, with examples from the book, why you chose the theme you did.

Essay Topic 2

Vicki is the main character and a lot is learned about her personality in the first part of the book.

Part 1) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as a child.

Part 2) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as a teen leading into adulthood.

Part 3) Describe how Vicki feels about herself and what some of her ideals are as an adult.

Essay Topic 3

Secrets are being kept by everyone in the castle. Choose three characters and describe the secrets they are keeping, why they are keeping them, and whether or not you think it is necessary for them to be kept.

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