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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sits at the top of the new Pilaster house?
(a) A bank.
(b) A stone ship.
(c) A diamond shaped gable.
(d) An angel.

3. What does Maisie discover about herself in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) She is not Jewish.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She does not love Hugh.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 2, what is Hugh against the bank investing in?
(a) New infrastructure for London.
(b) A new building for the bank.
(c) The Cordovan Railroad.
(d) Russian bonds.

5. Why is Micky afraid of his father?
(a) He has beaten Micky many times.
(b) He has done heinous things to those who have gone against him.
(c) He can force Micky to go back to Mexico.
(d) He is ignorant and angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Solly ask Maisie at the races?

2. What does Danny come to tell Maisie in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. Solly's parents do NOT like Maisie for all of the following reasons except for which one?

4. Who helps Micky cover up the murder?

5. How does Micky get Tonio to stay at the baccarat game longer than he wants to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a character is Augusta?

2. How does Augusta split up Maisie and Hugh?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what has happened with Maisie since she last saw Hugh?

4. What has become of Maisie and her family by Part 2?

5. How does Micky take control and keep control over the baccarat game?

6. What does the night in the brothel reveal about Edward and Micky?

7. How are Micky and Augusta tied to each other forever?

8. What transpires between Hugh and Maisie in Part I, Chapter 4?

9. What has happened with Micky in the six years that Hugh was gone, and what are his future and immediate plans?

10. What happens between Micky and Augusta in the church? What is the significance of their conversation?

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