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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. From where does Charlotte recognize the pattern from Robespierre's diagram?

2. Who does Marat assume will be able to get Mireille's pieces that she has shipped?

3. What does Shahin tell the scientist traveling with Napoleon that his people believe in?

4. What does Minnie give to Catherine and Lily?

5. What does Mokhfi's name mean in English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events happen with the Bishop in London and what does she bring him?

2. What prophecy does Charlot offer to Napoleon?

3. Where does Catherine swim ashore and how does she get past the patrolling soldier?

4. Why does the Bishop protest Mireille's suggestion that he must marry the White Queen to help end the game?

5. What does Minnie reveal to Catherine and Lily about where the service is hidden and what does she provide them to help them collect them?

6. Where is Lily and how do Catherine and Kamel save her?

7. What has the Abbess concealed in her room and how does Catherine react to it when the Abbess reveals it to her?

8. What do Catherine, Lily and Solarin agree is the only way to test their theory about the formula?

9. What information does Kamel share with Catherine about El-Marad, the man she is looking for?

10. What is the secret message that El-Marad gives to Catherine and for whom is that secret message intended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the the ultimate revelation which is revealed in the book's final moments. How is it foreshadowed throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Which events in the novel are most effective at being descriptive rather than puzzle making? Why do you believe these events were included? Do you believe there was enough description in this novel? Why or why not?

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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