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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 was the name of Clara’s twin brother who died?

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

3. Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 29 is titled what?

4. Who has abandoned Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

5. What is the title of Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cassandra relate about Marguerite in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 37?

2. What do Lizzie Rose and Parsefall discover when they go downstairs in Strachan’s Ghyll in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50?

3. What actions does Clara commit in order to warn Parsefall and Lizzie Rose in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 33?

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

5. What takes place in the climax of the novel in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46?

6. What does Clara do with the phoenix-stone once she’s stolen it in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 46? Who tries to stop her?

7. What is the outcome of the narrative for Cassandra in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 51?

8. What does Clara ask of her parents in Part Two: “Ice,” Chapter 50? How do they respond?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Lizzie Rose in the novel. How old is Lizzie Rose? What about this character is admirable to Clara? What happened to Lizzie Rose’s family? For how long has she been the ward of Grisini?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Cassandra want Grisini to come to her? How does she contact him? How does Grisini respond to this summons? What does this say about the relationship between Grisini and Cassandra?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of Kensal Green cemetery in London. When was this cemetery established? How large is it? How is the mausoleum where the Wintermute children are entombed described? Why is Dr. Wintermute told to go there in Part One: “Fog”?

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