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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. Following Sir Percival's death, why does Walter want to marry Laura?
(a) All of these.
(b) He can protect her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) She loves him.

2. What is the brand on Pesca's arm?
(a) A star.
(b) A circle.
(c) A stripe.
(d) All of these.

3. Where are duplicate records for the church kept?
(a) Sir Percival's home.
(b) Welmingham.
(c) Knowlesbury.
(d) London.

4. What does Walter notice about the lock on the vestry door?
(a) It does not lock.
(b) It is brand new.
(c) It is made of gold.
(d) It is very old.

5. Where do Walter, Marian, and Laura go on holiday?
(a) The South Coast.
(b) The West Coast.
(c) Up North.
(d) The East Coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Clements help Anne share a secret with Laura?

2. Once married, Walter notices Laura suffers from what?

3. What does Walter reveal to Mrs. Clements after she tells him of Sir Percival's past?

4. Following the marriage between Walter and Laura, who remains ignorant about the threat of Count Fosco?

5. What does Count Fosco include in the first paragraph of his confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Walter visits the church in Old Welmingham, what does he hope to find?

2. Once married to Laura, how does Walter first obtain information on Count Fosco?

3. When Laura told the asylum attendants her true identity, why did they choose to ignore her claims?

4. Why does Walter realize his hunch is correct about the Old Welmingham church and Sir Percival's secret?

5. What surprises Walter when he visits the site of the church fire the following day?

6. Once Sir Percival is dead and Laura's fortune is gone, why is Walter still committed to proving the fraud of Laura's death?

7. How does Walter describe the month of April?

8. Why does it matter that Sir Percival's parents were not married?

9. When Walter confronts Count Fosco, what stops Count Fosco from killing him?

10. Who prescribed and delivered the medicine to treat Anne, just before she died?

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