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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 Augusta lie to Lady Stalworthy about?
(a) She says Hugh wants Florence for her money.
(b) She says Hugh is a gambler.
(c) She says Hugh's father was mentally ill.
(d) She says Hugh has had many women.

2. What does Solly suggest to Hugh about Nora in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Get her pregnant.
(b) Have Maisie teach her the ways of society.
(c) Send her away.
(d) Get rid of her.

3. Why is Augusta having a tea party in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) To keep Hugh from bettering himself.
(b) To show off her new house.
(c) To get a loan for Micky's father.
(d) To get Joseph voted Senior Partner.

4. Why are the boys in detention in the Prologue of the book?
(a) They were boisterous in class.
(b) They swam in the watering hole.
(c) One of them was insubordinate.
(d) Someone stole money.

5. What does Maisie stop from happening to Hugh during the Punch and Judy show?
(a) She stops him from taking a drink.
(b) She stops a pickpocket.
(c) She prevents Augusta from finding him at the races.
(d) She stops a man from hitting him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maisie doesn't want to be Solly's wife or mistress for all of the reasons except for which one?

2. What does Albert Cammel's letter to Hugh reveal?

3. What system does Hugh come up with at the bank to organize papers?

4. Why is Tonio crying when he meets up with Hugh in the woods?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tale of Maisie and Danny, and what is its tie in to the boys at the school?

2. 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?

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

4. What do the letters to Florence and the feelings of Hugh's that follow tell you about their relationship?

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

6. What has been Hugh's journey through the bank up to Part 1, Chapter 3?

7. What has become of Maisie and her family by Part 2?

8. What kind of a character is Hugh?

9. Why has Hugh come back from America in Part 2? (Be specific as to his goals.)

10. What does Micky do to finalize the demise of Tonio?

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