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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. What does Samuel think of the offer that Hugh made to Cammel?
(a) He fires Hugh for insubordination.
(b) He laughs about it and tells Hugh not to do it again.
(c) He admires Hugh's precociousness.
(d) He is angry at Hugh's taking charge.

2. What does Augusta reveal to Micky at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) That she is afraid for Micky about the drowning.
(b) That she knows he killed Peter.
(c) That she wants him.
(d) That a lawyer is looking into the drowning of Peter.

3. Why does Mr. Offerton send Hugh to the schoolmaster's office when he sees him in the courtyard in the Prologue?
(a) Hugh will be whipped for going swimming.
(b) Hugh's mother is there to see him.
(c) He needs to be told about Peter.
(d) They want to question him about Micky.

4. What title does Micky now have in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) President of Cordova.
(b) Diplomatic Attache.
(c) Partner at the Pilaster's Bank.
(d) Cordovan Minister.

5. What happens in the park that draws Maisie closer to Hugh?
(a) Augusta confronts them and Hugh stands up to her.
(b) A carriage almost runs them over and Hugh pushes Maisie out of its way.
(c) Someone tries to rob them.
(d) He protects her from ruffians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What correspondence is sent between Hugh and Florence in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. Where does Micky now reside in Part I, Chapter 1?

3. Who do Edward, Micky and Hugh meet in the Argyll Room?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what job does Maisie find?

5. What does Micky do at the baccarat game that makes things go his way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Tonio bring to Hugh in Part 2, Chapter 2, and what does he tell him of Tonio's plans?

2. What more does Hugh know about Peter's drowning in Part 1, Chapter 3, now that he has corresponded with Albert Cammel, the fourth boy that was swimming that day?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Augusta continue to manipulate what happens at the bank concerning the naming of the Senior Partner?

4. What does Micky do to Seth in Part 1, Chapter 5? Why?

5. Why does Hugh go to the Greenbourne's for a job?

6. What is the setting of the novel, and how does it affect the storyline immediately?

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

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

9. Who is Augusta now manipulating in Part 2, and why?

10. What secret is established in the Prologue?

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