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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. When Clara, Lizzie Rose, and Parsefall return to the house in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47, they are surprised to see that what has collapsed?
(a) The grave marker
(b) The fountain
(c) The tower
(d) The goddess statue

2. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 30?
(a) Servants’ Talk
(b) A Member of the Audience
(c) Flight
(d) Strachan's Ghyll

3. Where does Parsefall suggest he and Lizzie Rose return in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 41?
(a) To Venice
(b) To Dublin
(c) To London
(d) To Paris

4. What is the name of Cassandra’s housemaid in the novel?
(a) Clara
(b) Mrs. Fettle
(c) Agnes
(d) Mrs. Pinchbeck

5. What item does Cassandra destroy of Grisini’s in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 44?
(a) His automaton watch
(b) His wizard hat
(c) His necklace
(d) His diamond ring

Short Answer Questions

1. The spell that is cast on Lizzie Rose and Parsefall in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43 makes them do what?

2. Who is said to have fallen through the ice and drowned in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 47?

3. Splendors and Glooms is related from what narrative perspective?

4. What does Cassandra tempt Clara with in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?

5. What was the last name of Cassandra’s childhood friend Marguerite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Parsefall dream of in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 45? What does he vow to do when he awakens from the dream?

2. Where does Lizzie Rose go on Christmas morning in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 39?

3. What happens when Parsefall and Lizzie Rose attempt to run away from Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 43?

4. What leads Clara to the decision that she must steal the phoenix-stone in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?

5. How is the arrival of Lizzie Rose and Parsefall at Strachan’s Ghyll described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 29?

6. Who arrives to visit Dr. Wintermute in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 48? What item does this character bring with her?

7. What exchange takes place between Clara and Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 31?

8. What exchange takes place between Parsefall and Grisini in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33?

9. What items does Lizzie Rose find in Strachan’s Ghyll to claim as presents in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 34?

10. How is the meeting of Lizzie Rose, Parsefall, and Cassandra described in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 32?

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