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

2. What does Maisie discover about herself in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She does not love Hugh.
(d) She is not Jewish.

3. Who shows up at the costume ball and questions Hugh?
(a) Peter Middleton's brother.
(b) The men from the New York bank.
(c) Maisie's brother, Danny.
(d) Nora's parents.

4. What happens in the park that draws Maisie closer to Hugh?
(a) Augusta confronts them and Hugh stands up to her.
(b) Someone tries to rob them.
(c) He protects her from ruffians.
(d) A carriage almost runs them over and Hugh pushes Maisie out of its way.

5. Why does Solly take the train and the bus in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to experience the other side.
(b) He has no money.
(c) He does not want Maisie to feel badly by taking a carriage.
(d) Because he is with Maisie who is poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugh and his mother speak frankly for the first time about all of the following except for what?

2. What inappropriate action does Mickey take in the church with Augusta?

3. How does Micky get Tonio to stay at the baccarat game longer than he wants to?

4. What does Hugh decide to do with his future after the Nora incident in Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. What does Augusta lie to Lady Stalworthy about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires between Hugh and Maisie in Part I, Chapter 4?

2. How does Micky take control and keep control over the baccarat game?

3. What does Micky do to Seth in Part 1, Chapter 5? Why?

4. What kind of a character is Hugh?

5. Describe the ratting and explain its significance to the story.

6. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what has happened with Maisie since she last saw Hugh?

7. What more does Hugh know about Peter's drowning in Part 1, Chapter 3, now that he has corresponded with Albert Cammel, the fourth boy that was swimming that day?

8. What is the setting of the novel, and how does it affect the storyline immediately?

9. What kind of a character is Seth? Be sure to mention his business acumen and religious beliefs.

10. What does Hugh like about Nora when he first meets her?

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