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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard kill Brent?
(a) He stabs Brent in the stomach.
(b) He slits Brent's throat.
(c) He stabs Brent in the heart.
(d) He cracks Brent's neck.

2. How do the guests at the gathering react to Richard St. Vier's arrival?
(a) They are delighted.
(b) They are frightened.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are annoyed.

3. What causes Michael to change his mind about sleeping with Lord Horn?
(a) He is offended by something Lord Horn says.
(b) He sees Lord Horn's face in the light.
(c) He remembers his mother's relationship with Lord Horn.
(d) He finds an offensive letter Lord Horn wrote.

4. How many terms has Lady Halliday's husband served in the Council of Lords?
(a) He's on his fifth term.
(b) He's on his third term.
(c) He's on his first term.
(d) He's on his seventh term.

5. Who lives on the Hill?
(a) The outcasts.
(b) The merchant class.
(c) The military.
(d) The aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most important to the high society in the novel?

2. Where does the Duchess invite Basil and Mary?

3. Who does Brent insult?

4. Who is holding the gathering which Richard St. Vier shows up to at the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Michael meet with Lord Horn, after Michael leaves his lover's house?

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