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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Maidens Choosing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herr Klesmer do for a living?
(a) He is a musician.
(b) All of the answer choices are correct.
(c) His profession is not mentioned in the book.
(d) He is independently wealthy.

2. Who greets Grandcourt when he goes calling to Gwendolyn's house the day after she meets Lydia Glasher?
(a) The Reverend.
(b) Gwendolyn herself; she is alone at home.
(c) No one; no one is home.
(d) Gwendolyn's mother.

3. What is the dance that Gwendolyn states that she will not dance at the ball soon after she meets Grandcourt?
(a) The polka.
(b) The waltz.
(c) The quadrille.
(d) The stilta.

4. What worry does Mrs. Gascoigne have about Gwendolyn when she first comes to town?
(a) That she will steal from them.
(b) That one of her sons will fall in love with her.
(c) That she will not be able to marry well.
(d) That she is not who she says she is.

5. What does Gwendolyn think that she must do if she is going to win spectacularly?
(a) Pay money to a fortune teller.
(b) Pray harder and longer at night.
(c) Pretend to faint so that she can leave without paying.
(d) Also lose spectacularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the reader learn raised Grandcourt like a son?

2. What animal does Gwendolyn want that Reverend Gascoigne cannot buy for his own daughter?

3. Who arranges housing for Gwendolyn and her family upon her return from her gambling trip?

4. How does Gwendolyn react to what Lydia Glasher tells her when they first meet?

5. How does Gwendolyn's mother feel about the possibility of Gwendolyn marrying Grandcourt?

(see the answer key)

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