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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 did Back say that the powerful music of God could be used for?
2. In what year does this portion of the story take place?
3. What does the Arab soldier tell Charlemagne and Garin a blood wager will bring to the person making the wager?
4. What does the fortune teller tell Catherine?
5. Why does Harry become upset at the thought of Catherine going to Algeria?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Llewellyn want from Catherine and how does Catherine react?
2. What story does the Bishop tell Mireille and Valentine after the opera when they spend the night at his home?
3. What surprise does Mireille find out about herself on the journey to Corsica?
4. What is Dr. Nim's explanation for the coincidence of the man lurking outside on the bicycle and in the painting ?
5. 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?
6. Why is Llewellyn excited to hear about Catherine's relocation and what does he ask of her?
7. How does the Abbess make it impossible for any one person to reveal the details of her plan to ensure the safety of the pieces of the chess set?
8. Why does Catherine Velis believe that she is being sent to Algeria by her accounting firm?
9. What work does Kamel want Catherine to complete for him which surprises Catherine and catches her off guard?
10. What coincidence does Catherine's friend Lily point out about how Catherine has spent her time before she leaves for Algeria?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the core aspects of the character Catherine (the one in the 1970s). Include the key elements which make up her character as well as how her character is used to foreshadow the conclusion of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the author's purpose for including quotes and titles at the beginning of each section of the book? What do they offer?
Essay Topic 3
One of the key themes of this novel is the theme of eternally present interrelationships. How is this theme developed? What are some of the examples of universal interrelationships explored? What are some of the guises the author uses to manifest these relationships?
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