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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Pilaster and Co. shut down?
(a) The bank collapsed.
(b) Toby Pilaster hanged himself.
(c) The workers went on strike.
(d) Nobody wanted the company's goods any longer.

2. What does Samuel think of the offer that Hugh made to Cammel?
(a) He fires Hugh for insubordination.
(b) He admires Hugh's precociousness.
(c) He laughs about it and tells Hugh not to do it again.
(d) He is angry at Hugh's taking charge.

3. What does Maisie learn of Hugh at the lawyer's office in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) He has lost his job.
(b) He has left the country.
(c) He has married someone else.
(d) He has died.

4. What does Hugh ask Maisie to do after the races in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Go for a carriage ride with him.
(b) Go see a show with him.
(c) Go to dinner and dancing with him.
(d) Take a walk in the park with him.

5. What does Joseph Pilaster collect?
(a) Jeweled rings.
(b) Peacock feathers.
(c) Ivory pipes.
(d) Jeweled snuff boxes.

6. Why doesn't Maisie spend the entire day with Solly?
(a) She has plans to meet Hugh.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She is not allowed to.
(d) She doesn't like horse racing.

7. Why does Hugh marry Nora?
(a) He wanted to spend the rest of his life holding her hand.
(b) Because he loves her.
(c) To make his family angry.
(d) To forget Maisie.

8. Why is Tonio crying when he meets up with Hugh in the woods?
(a) Peter drowned.
(b) Edward beat him up.
(c) Micky tried to drown him.
(d) He could not find his clothes.

9. Where does Hugh go for the month of August before he leaves on his journey?
(a) To Soho to be with Maisie.
(b) He stays in London at the bank.
(c) To the countryside to spend time with friends.
(d) To the seaside to be with his mother.

10. What does Micky do at the baccarat game that makes things go his way?
(a) He deals, so he can stack the cards.
(b) He barely bets, so he can't lose.
(c) He plays with Edward as they set up a scam.
(d) He plays with Tonio to help him lose.

11. Why is Papa so angry with Micky in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) He still has not gotten Papa his loan.
(b) Micky does not want Papa to wage war in Cordova.
(c) Micky does not want to back to Cordova.
(d) Micky calls Papa a barbarian.

12. What position is Hugh an assistant to in Part I, Chapter 3?
(a) Junior Partner.
(b) The Principal Clerk.
(c) Senior Partner.
(d) Correspondence Clerk.

13. How does Micky get Tonio to offer him his job in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He blackmails Tonio.
(b) Tonio is afraid of what Micky can do to him.
(c) He gets Tonio to believe he will be sent back to Cordova.
(d) He convinces Tonio that he is his friend.

14. Why do Micky and Edward treat Nell like royalty?
(a) She owns the bar.
(b) They owe her money.
(c) To many, she is as important as the Queen.
(d) She is royalty.

15. Why does Hugh go with Micky and Edward to Nellie's?
(a) They make him go.
(b) He hopes to find a woman there.
(c) He is curious.
(d) They laugh at him when he says he won't go.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augusta set up Nora at the ball?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who has posted a message in Lloyd's Weekly News for Maisie?

3. Why does Joseph become angry with Augusta when she insists that he go to the park and NOT the bank on the holiday?

4. What kind of a school is Windfield?

5. What is ratting?

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