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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joseph Pilaster collect?
(a) Peacock feathers.
(b) Ivory pipes.
(c) Jeweled snuff boxes.
(d) Jeweled rings.

2. Who do Edward, Micky and Hugh meet in the Argyll Room?
(a) Call girls.
(b) Danny Robinson.
(c) Micky's father, Carlos.
(d) Friends from high school.

3. Why does Maisie leave home in the Prologue?
(a) She hates her father.
(b) She does not want her mother to starve for her.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) Her brother, Danny, runs away.

4. Why does Carlos want Micky to stay in London?
(a) To keep him away from his brother, Paulo.
(b) To sell nitrate for him.
(c) To marry into the Pilaster family.
(d) To get money from the banks for him.

5. What is the relationship between Hugh and Edward?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Micky and Edward do to the other boys at the watering hole?

2. What class of people generally go to the Argyll Room?

3. What does Augusta lie to Lady Stalworthy about?

4. Why does Mr. Offerton send Hugh to the schoolmaster's office when he sees him in the courtyard in the Prologue?

5. Why do Micky and Edward treat Nell like royalty?

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