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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. What is happening at Nellie's that is a gimmick that April put into practice?

2. Who is the unhappy guest at the wedding in Part 3, Chapter 3?

3. What is Maisie and Dan's conversation about with the guests at the wedding in Part 3, Chapter 3?

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

5. What is the catalyst that brings down the bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what does Maisie do with Nora that is risky but very satisfying in its result?

2. What schemes does Augusta come up with once she learns that Ben will be given the peerage and not Joseph?

3. How does Hugh want to handle the failing of the bank with his family members? How do they respond?

4. How does Micky finally get Edward to talk to him in Part 3, Chapter 2, after Edward discovers the truth about the drowning?

5. What does Maisie discover about the incident at the ball, and how does she make the discovery?

6. What happens between Solly, Edward and Micky in Part 2, Chapter 5?

7. How much time has passed between the end of Part 2, and the beginning of Part 3? What major changes have occurred?

8. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Augusta attempt to do to get cash for herself, and then what does she steal that will allow her to have a decent income?

9. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Micky's plan to stop Tonio, and how is the plan carried out?

10. Hugh makes a major decision about his future after he speaks to Ben in Part 2, Chapter 5. What is the decision? Why does he make it? What is the outcome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How can it be argued that Edward is a weak character? Where does the weakness come from? How is it fed over the years? Where does it lead him?

Essay Topic 3

Much of the society's standards of the Victorian Era are stated in the novel. Explain what they are and how they are used to portray this story.

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