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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. What is Nicholas offered in exchange for keeping quiet about the activities with Conchis?
(a) An additional stipend.
(b) A new position in a different area.
(c) A good reference.
(d) A secret about Conchis.

2. What happens when Nicholas returns to the house?
(a) He is surrounded by men in WWII German uniforms.
(b) Joe pushes him to the ground and fights with him.
(c) Conchis sends him away from the villa.
(d) Maria gives him a telegram.

3. What is happening, according to Conchis, at the same moment as the fire was destroying the de Doukans' home?
(a) Nygaard's encounter with God.
(b) Nicholas's birth.
(c) Lily's death.
(d) Conchis's father's death.

4. What information does Nicholas learn about Mrs. de Seitas from the bartender?
(a) She has twin daughters.
(b) She often travels to Greece.
(c) She has suffered from a head injury.
(d) She lives with a man who resembles Conchis.

5. What does Nicholas say he experiences as he walks away?
(a) Anger and betrayal feelings.
(b) Fragments of freedom.
(c) Hope and despair together.
(d) Surprises and elation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas do to Alison which he dreamed of doing to Lily, but never did?

2. Where did Julie and June stay while the masque was being held?

3. What does Mrs. de Seitas say of Alison?

4. Who does she say is the man that claimed to be Conchis?

5. Where is Nicholas surprised to be placed after he is bound and gagged?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nicholas challenge Alison to accept?

2. What happens when Nicholas sees Lily again and what does he tell her about his weekend with Alison?

3. What replies does Nicholas get to his letters about Julie and how does this make him feel?

4. What truth does Julie share with Nicholas and what information does she share about the person called Anubis?

5. What factual elements does Nicholas realize were present in Conchis' masque?

6. In addition to the script, what other item does Nicholas find in the underground cavern?

7. What does Nicholas speculate about the 'Nazis' and what happens to him?

8. What does Nicholas see at the end of the long procession that is carried by four men and what is the purpose of this item?

9. What does Nicholas tell Julie when they are alone and how does she respond?

10. What does Nicholas do to try to reconcile with Alison and what does he say?

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