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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. What happens to Schmidt while he is in his room the night Tony is attacked by an object in the castle?

2. Who was the winged figure with clicking hooves that was seen with Konstanze before her death?

3. Why does George offer to help Tony in the crypt?

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

5. Why does George get Blankenhagen after he opens the tomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Blankenhagen examines the remains found in the tomb, what does he conclude?

2. What does the letter from Konstanze that Vicki finds say?

3. What happens when Tony, Vicki, Blankenhagen, and George go to Schmidt's room to see if he was the one behind Tony's attack?

4. What does The Grafin tell Tony and Vicki when she sits with them at lunch?

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

6. When Vicki returns to her room after learning about Schmidt's illness, what does she look for and what does she find?

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

8. What happens between Tony and Vicki at the funeral service for the remains found in the tomb?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vicki and Irma are two very important characters, yet they are very different from each other.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Irma and Vicki. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) What do you think would have happened if these two character switched roles? How would the outcome be different?

Part 3) Which characters respond better to Vicki? Which characters respond better to Irma? Why do you think they respond like they do?

Essay Topic 2

The seance is one of the most important events in the book. What happens in the seance? Who is there? What is revealed about the mystery of the relic? What ghost is supposedly there and why?

Essay Topic 3

Loose ends are tied up for many characters at the end of the book. Choose three characters and write about their final outcome. Be sure to include whether or not you think this a fair and acceptable outcome.

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