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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ferris and Lord Horn speak privately, what does Ferris tell Lord Horn?
(a) He warns Lord Horn to beware of Richard.
(b) He congratulates Lord Horn for his success with Alec.
(c) He warns Lord Horn to stay away from the Duchess.
(d) He congratulates Lord Horn for his success with the Duchess.

2. Who reads the note that Richard receives?
(a) Richard.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Katherine.
(d) The messenger.

3. What does the Duchess's servant invite Richard to join the Duchess in drinking?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Hot chocolate.
(d) Tea.

4. What does Katherine say to Richard about the ambush?
(a) She claims she didn't know he was going to be ambushed.
(b) She says the ambush was his own fault.
(c) She is proud of leading him into the ambush.
(d) She apologizes for leading him into the ambush.

5. What is the performance Alec wants Richard to go to called?
(a) The Swordsman's Tragedy.
(b) Swordspoint.
(c) A Duel Meaning.
(d) The Perfect Duel.

6. Who does Katherine meet at Rosalie's Tavern?
(a) Lord Horn.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Richard.
(d) Alec.

7. What is the Duchess's relationship to Alec?
(a) She is his grandmother.
(b) She is his older sister.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) She is his mother.

8. Who does Basil rely on to bring in Richard?
(a) Groups of guards from each nobleman's house.
(b) Someone seeking a bounty.
(c) A troup of soldiers.
(d) A single trusted mercenary.

9. How does Richard respond to his friends who don't want him to see the performance?
(a) He laughs at them.
(b) He is worried by their concerns.
(c) He gets angry at them.
(d) He thinks they are joking.

10. Who did the Duchess hire to challenge the Duke of Karleigh?
(a) Applethorpe.
(b) Richard.
(c) Lynch.
(d) De Maris.

11. Who does Lord Ferris want to meet with, after he hears that Michael has left town?
(a) The Duchess.
(b) Richard.
(c) Lord Hon.
(d) Basil.

12. What does Richard give Alec to wear when they go to the performance?
(a) Rings.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Cufflinks.

13. How does Richard taste the drug Alec has been taking?
(a) On Alec's lips.
(b) On Alec's arm.
(c) In Alec's glass.
(d) In Alec's food.

14. What entertainment does Alec prod Richard into coming to, in Chapter 14?
(a) An opera.
(b) A ballet.
(c) A play.
(d) A circus.

15. What does Alec offer Richard when he walks into Richard's apartment at the end of the novel?
(a) Love.
(b) A book.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Some supper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine say initially when Lord Ferris tells her to go to Riverside?

2. What is the first injury Richard inflicts on Lord Horn?

3. What punishment does the court give Lord Ferris?

4. Back at his apartment, where does Richard lie down for a nap?

5. What does Lord Ferris do when his plot is revealed?

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