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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the house when Merivel emerges from his illness?
(a) Finn.
(b) The King.
(c) No one.
(d) Celia.

2. Who does Merivel go to after leaving the manor for good?
(a) Violet.
(b) Nell.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Celia.

3. How does the King respond to Merivel's letter, asking to visit?
(a) The King invites him to a luncheon.
(b) The King does not respond.
(c) The King invites him to a large ball.
(d) The King invites him to Sunday dinner.

4. What is unusual about Merivel's sexual encounter with Katherine?
(a) Merivel has difficulty performing.
(b) Katherine is perfectly still.
(c) It has religious overtones.
(d) They roleplay that they're old.

5. Who does Merivel see on the river one morning in 1666?
(a) Celia.
(b) The King.
(c) Violet.
(d) Finn.

6. Where do Merivel and Katherine go?
(a) Katherine's uncle's house.
(b) Katherine's mother's house.
(c) Katherine's brother's house.
(d) Katherine's sister's house.

7. What effect does the plague have on the patients in the hospital?
(a) Anger.
(b) None.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) An unnatural giddiness.

8. How does Merivel celebrate his birthday when Katherine is pregnant?
(a) Merivel and Katherine throw a big party.
(b) Merivel keeps it a secret and doesn't celebrate.
(c) Merivel and Katherine celebrate quietly together.
(d) Katherine throws a surprise party for Merivel.

9. What does Piepold spend his days thinking of?
(a) Ways to conquer England.
(b) Ways to harm himself.
(c) Ways to escape.
(d) Ways to kill people.

10. What medical practice does Merivel perform regularly at the hospital?
(a) Leeching.
(b) Maggot therapy.
(c) Bloodletting.
(d) Lobotomies.

11. What happens while Merivel is trying to cure Katherine?
(a) She dies.
(b) She passes out.
(c) She leaves.
(d) She recovers.

12. How many games does Merivel win?
(a) Five out of seven.
(b) Three out of seven.
(c) One out of seven.
(d) Seven out of seven.

13. What news comes to Merivel and the King while they are talking?
(a) The river has flooded.
(b) London Bridge has fallen.
(c) An outbreak of the plague has occurred.
(d) A fire is raging through London.

14. What do the female patients do for exercise?
(a) Play a game with an imaginary ball.
(b) Walk and skip around an oak tree.
(c) Play hide and go seek.
(d) Play tennis on the lawn.

15. What natural alternative treatments does Merivel think of for extracting fluids?
(a) Vomitting and weeping.
(b) Pissing and vomiting.
(c) Sweating and weeping.
(d) Sweating and pissing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instigated Katherine's illness?

2. Who has purchased Merivel's former home, Bidnold Manor?

3. What guidelines does Ambrose set up for Merivel seeing Katherine?

4. How successful is Merivel's first use of the plague cure?

5. How much does Merivel pay Finn for his portrait?

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