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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 does the fortune teller tell Catherine?
(a) She will have a child soon
(b) She will have great fortune
(c) She is in danger
(d) She will find her true love

2. Who is the man that Valentine and Mireille see who walks with a slight limp?
(a) Richelieu
(b) Germaine de Stael
(c) Bishop of Autun
(d) David

3. What signals that it is time to stop working and return to the convent for the nuns?
(a) Calling from the Mother Superior
(b) A specific time of day
(c) Tolling Bell
(d) Clock tower ringing

4. What did Blanche write on the cocktail napkin she hands to Catherine?
(a) Her phone number
(b) A wish for safe passage
(c) The fortune teller's prophecy
(d) Information about Harry

5. When is Catherine's birthday?
(a) April 4th
(b) February 2nd
(c) March 3rd
(d) May 5th

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this portion of the story take place?

2. Who is Catherine's lover at this time?

3. To what year has the author returned the reader?

4. Which of the following characters tells Mireille that the Abbess sent him?

5. What does the Arab soldier tell Charlemagne and Garin a blood wager will bring to the person making the wager?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Valentine and Mireille leave their place of safety to meet Sister Claude and what happens when they get to the appointed meeting place?

2. What does David believe is the only thing that will be able to save France and from what does he believe France needs to be saved?

3. What are Valentine and Mireille doing when they are disturbed by a handsome man and who is this man?

4. What does Catherine find as she gets ready for bed after leaving a message for Nim on his private line?

5. What is the meaning of the title, "Pawn to Queen's Fourth", of this section of the novel and where is the title described?

6. When David arrives, what information does he find out about Valentine and what happens to her?

7. What does Kamel tell Catherine he has done to ensure she is available and able to complete the work he wants her to complete?

8. Why doesn't Mireille want to return to David's home and what information does the Bishop share with her?

9. Why does Catherine Velis believe that she is being sent to Algeria by her accounting firm?

10. What explanation does the Bishop give for his slight limp after Valentine and Mireille question him about it and the rumors they have heard about it?

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