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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. Who does Minnie tell Catherine has nine other pieces?

2. Why can't El-Marad go to visit the woman who has several of the chess pieces himself?

3. What does Minnie tell Lily and Catherine the white side wants to create with the information contained in the Montglane Service?

4. Which of the following characters controls the leaders of the Revolution?

5. Where does the Bishop end up when the ship on which he was sailing sinks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prophecy does Charlot offer to Napoleon?

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

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

5. What information related to the Montglane service does Mireille learn when she confronts Philidor, Blake and Wordsworth?

6. How many pieces have been located by Catherine and her friends and where are they located?

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

8. What happens when Catherine and Lily make it inside the restaurant and what are they challenged to?

9. What happens to change Mireille's plans to kill Marat and how do they change?

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

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?

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

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?

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