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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the ratting bet in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. Why did Pilaster and Co. shut down?

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how many years have passed since the Prologue?

5. How does Micky kill Seth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Micky and Augusta tied to each other forever?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Augusta continue to manipulate what happens at the bank concerning the naming of the Senior Partner?

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

6. What happens to Hugh in Part 1, Chapter 5?

7. Who is Augusta now manipulating in Part 2, and why?

8. Why does Hugh go to the Greenbourne's for a job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the brothel a major setting of the novel? What really takes place there beyond the obvious sexual and gambling activities?

Essay Topic 2

Find the symbols in the novel. What are they? What do they represent? Analyze how effectively the author portrays them.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Ben Greenbourne. How do his decisions affect so many lives?

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