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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Maisie walk the half mile to the dinner party in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Solly will not allow her.
(b) Women of her situation don't walk.
(c) Her ankle is swollen.
(d) Her gown is too elaborate.

2. What compromise do the partners come to regarding Micky's loan?
(a) They will ask for a higher commission.
(b) They will sell the bonds first and then give Micky the money they have made.
(c) It is worth the risk.
(d) They will loan him half of what he asked for.

3. How does Emily respond to Edward in Part 2, Chapter 4 when he finds out that she has tricked him?
(a) She tells Edward it is his fault.
(b) She begs him to not give up on them.
(c) She punches him.
(d) She kicks Micky in the groin.

4. What does Maisie ask of Hugh after they return from Bertie's school in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) To stay at the bank.
(b) To loan her money.
(c) To avenge Solly's death.
(d) To come home with her.

5. What does Augusta ask Fortescue to do to help get Joseph the peerage?
(a) Advise Hobbes to do as Augusta asks.
(b) Remind the prime minister that Ben is Jewish.
(c) Remind the prime minister that Joseph is a safe alternative.
(d) Advise Lady Morte to do as Augusta asks.

6. What does Hobbes ask Augusta to get him a loan for from the bank?
(a) To hire more writers.
(b) A new printing press.
(c) A new office.
(d) To merge with another newspaper.

7. In what month does Dorothy marry and the bank collapses?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) December.

8. How has Micky gotten rich by Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) He has worked hard.
(b) He has swindled people out of their money.
(c) He has taken a commission on every bond.
(d) He has stolen money from the ministry.

9. How does Micky respond to what Emily does to trick Edward?
(a) He laughs heartily.
(b) He yells obscenities.
(c) He calls for April to come fetch Emily.
(d) He leaves the room.

10. What has become of Maisie and Hugh in the Epilogue?
(a) They go their separate ways.
(b) They remain friends.
(c) They raise the children together but don't marry.
(d) They marry after Nora leaves.

11. Where do Hugh and Nora move to in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) To an apartment in London.
(b) To Folkstone where his mother lives.
(c) A small house nine miles from London.
(d) To Edward's house where they all reside together.

12. How does Edward get Solly to agree to give money to the Santamaria Railroad?
(a) Edward has to give up his partnership.
(b) Edward has to make a personal guarantee.
(c) Edward has to take a share in a scheme of Solly's.
(d) Edward has to be nicer to Hugh.

13. Where do Edward and Augusta spend the rest of Edward's life?
(a) Lima, Peru.
(b) Jail.
(c) The south of France.
(d) Cordova.

14. What gift does Hugh give to Nora after Maisie's party?
(a) A sapphire brooch.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A pendant of rubies and sapphires.
(d) Ruby earings.

15. What bad news does Hugh bring to Rachel in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) The government wants the hospital to close.
(b) The hospital's money is gone.
(c) Dan has been killed.
(d) Micky has been killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hugh find Tonio in Part 2, Chapter 4?

2. In the last decade, by Part 3, Chapter 2, how many bonds has Pilaster Bank given Cordova?

3. What does Hugh finally do with Maisie when he goes to the hospital to see Rachel?

4. What does Maisie say only a few moments after Hugh arrives to give his condolences in Part 2, Chapter 5?

5. What does the Prince of Wales tell Maisie that he will do for her?

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