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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Micky worried at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) The police know about the drowning.
(b) He had to tell his father there would be no money.
(c) Edward is avoiding him.
(d) Augusta won't speak to him.

2. Why does Ben Greenbourne go to Windfield in the Epilogue?
(a) He wants Bertie to be his grandson again.
(b) He wants to find out if Bertie is Hugh's son.
(c) He wants to cause trouble for Maisie and Hugh.
(d) He wants to watch Bertie's water polo game.

3. Why does Emily move back in to Whitehaven?
(a) To annoy Augusta.
(b) To get her annulment.
(c) She misses Edward.
(d) So she can get pregnant.

4. Who is the unhappy guest at the wedding in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Micky.
(b) Edward.
(c) Nora.
(d) Augusta.

5. What does Augusta ask Hobbes to do to help her get Joseph the peerage?
(a) To write that a Chistian banker is needed.
(b) To write a slanderous piece against Jews.
(c) To write a glowing piece for Joseph.
(d) To write a slanderous piece against Ben.

6. Why does Tonio come back to London in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) To warn Hugh of Micky's murderous family.
(b) To take his job back.
(c) To kill Micky.
(d) To sway the Prime Minister to back President Garcia.

7. How does Micky's plan with the ruffians almost go wrong?
(a) The ruffians attack the wrong man.
(b) Tonio has relocated to another hotel.
(c) Tonio is first accompanied with Hugh.
(d) Two policemen walk down the street.

8. How does Micky respond to what Emily does to trick Edward?
(a) He laughs heartily.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He calls for April to come fetch Emily.
(d) He yells obscenities.

9. Who does not take Augusta's side against Hugh in Part 3?
(a) Clementine.
(b) George.
(c) Madeleine.
(d) Nora.

10. What does Hugh do to try to save Pilaster's reputation?
(a) He goes to Tonio for help.
(b) He goes to Ben for help.
(c) He tries to get the Cordovan government to pay the loans.
(d) He writes an article for the newspaper.

11. What does Emily want to discuss with Maisie after one of her afternoon teas in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Edward's visits to Nellie's
(b) Augusta's attitude toward her marriage to Edward.
(c) Personal problems with Edward.
(d) Edward's relationship with Micky.

12. Where do Edward and Augusta spend the rest of Edward's life?
(a) The south of France.
(b) Lima, Peru.
(c) Cordova.
(d) Jail.

13. What is never discovered about Micky in the end of the book?
(a) His involvement in the revolution.
(b) How his body got in the trunk.
(c) His killing of Peter.
(d) His killing of Seth.

14. Why is Augusta in a wheelchair in the Epilogue?
(a) Micky beat her.
(b) She fell down her stairs trying to get her trunk out of the house.
(c) She fell trying to jump onto the ship as it moved out of the pier.
(d) She hurt her back throwing Micky overboard.

15. Whose funeral is being attended in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Seth.
(c) Tonio.
(d) Tobias.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, what does Hugh tell Edward that changes everything for Edward?

2. To whom does Maisie take Emily to find answers to her questions that she poses at the afternoon tea?

3. What does Hugh finally do with Maisie when he goes to the hospital to see Rachel?

4. How old is Hugh in Part 3 of the novel?

5. What does Hugh think about telling Ben in Part 3, Chapter 3?

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