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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 does Vicki theorize when looking at the items she found in the box in the secret panel?

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

3. Who does Tony believe is in the tomb of the Count?

4. What did a woman at Konstanze's trial testify to?

5. As Vicki follows the stairway behind the secret panel, where does she find it leads to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Vicki goes into the secret panel in Schmidt's room, what does she find?

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

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

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

9. What do Tony and Vicki decide about the death of Nicolas?

10. What theory does Vicki have about the items she found in the secret compartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following themes present in the book and give at least three examples from the book where each theme is shown: mystery, secrets, ambition, and reality vs. illusion.

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

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

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