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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. How many pieces of the service does the Bishop have as he leaves England?

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

3. Which of the following characters is identified in this section as the Black Queen of the more current times?

4. Where does Catherine come ashore?

5. What city of the past do Catherine and Lily supposedly drive through as they follow the route Minnie drove?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the formula in the service for and what does it allow to happen according to Newton?

2. Why was the Bishop reduced to selling land to French immigrants for the four years that he has been living in America?

3. What information does Charlot share with Mireille and what sacrifice does Charlot make for Mireille?

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

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

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

7. What does Minnie tell Catherine that she was chosen to be and what realization about herself does Catherine come to?

8. What connection does Lily explain to Catherine about the ax and chess?

9. Where was Lily surprised to find at least two pieces of the service?

10. What does Mireille tell David is the only thing that can both destroy the power of the revolution and rebuild France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, the the author incorporates real-life historical figures into the novel's fictionalized plot. Describe why the author might have chosen this technique. Do you believe it is effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author often intertwines fact and fiction throughout the novel. Write an essay describing two examples of this technique where factual information about historical characters is intertwined with fictional information created by the author. Does this technique have a possible thematic resonance? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What quests share similar characteristics and have similar stories? In what ways are they similar? Use specific examples from the novel to support your suppositions.

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