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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 word from Part One: “Fog” refers to a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns?
(a) Sateen
(b) Opalite
(c) Filigree
(d) Muslin

2. On what day is Clara’s birthday in the novel?
(a) July 7
(b) September 12
(c) November 6
(d) November 16

3. Mrs. Pinchbeck tells Lizzie Rose in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 9 that who was suspected once before when a child went missing?
(a) Mr. Pinchbeck
(b) Grisini
(c) Parsefall
(d) Dr. Wintermute

4. What month is it said to be when Clara awakens on her birthday in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 1?
(a) December
(b) November
(c) September
(d) January

5. Why does Cassandra summon Grisini in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 13?
(a) She wants to tell him that his father is actually still alive and living in Italy
(b) She intends to murder him
(c) She hopes that he has the potion that will rid her of the curse of the phoenix-stone
(d) She believes he can tell her how to rid herself of the curse of the phoenix-stone

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago had Grisini warned Cassandra of the phoenix-stone’s powers, according to the narrator in the Prologue: “Fire”?

2. Parsefall is so impressed by the puppetry show in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 21 that after the show he goes backstage for what reason?

3. What ailment does Mrs. Pinchbeck appear to suffer from in the novel?

4. What is the name of the landlady’s spaniel that Lizzie Rose frequently feeds in Part One: “Fog”?

5. What is the title of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall make in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 18? How do they respond to this discovery?

2. Where do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall go for their “evening out” in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 21? What are their impressions?

3. What does Parsefall do with Clara in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 23? What are Clara’s impressions of this experience?

4. What is Lizzie Rose doing in the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 27? Why?

5. What leads up to the physical confrontation between Lizzie Rose and Grisini in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 15?

6. Whom does Clara encounter on her way to bed in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 5? How is this exchange described?

7. What causes the commotion that comes from downstairs at Mrs. Pinchbeck’s boarding house in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 8?

8. What objects from Grisini’s room does Lizzie Rose display for Parsefall in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 20?

9. What is Grisini doing in the beginning of Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 14? Why?

10. What encounter takes place between Parsefall and Dr. Wintermute in Part One: “Fog,” Chapter 25?

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