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

2. What does Solly suggest to Hugh about Nora in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Get rid of her.
(b) Send her away.
(c) Get her pregnant.
(d) Have Maisie teach her the ways of society.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what "secret" does Samuel know that he says may come back to haunt Augusta?
(a) Joseph has been unfaithful.
(b) Augusta has feelings for Micky.
(c) Joseph's work is not respected.
(d) Peter's brother, a lawyer, is making inquiries.

4. Who is Solly Greenhouse's date at the Argyll Room?
(a) Florence Stalworthy.
(b) Maisie Robinson.
(c) April Tilsley.
(d) Rachel Bodwin.

5. Why won't Pilaster bank loan Carlos Miranda money?
(a) He does not live in England.
(b) He wants to purchase arms with it.
(c) They don't know if he is legitimate or not.
(d) He is Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augusta show her new bedroom to Madeleine?

2. What inappropriate action does Mickey take in the church with Augusta?

3. What does Augusta know as Samuel Pilaster's weakness?

4. What does Samuel think of the offer that Hugh made to Cammel?

5. What system does Hugh come up with at the bank to organize papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the ratting and explain its significance to the story.

2. How does Maisie come back into the picture in Part 1, Chapter 2? Who is she with? What happens with her and Hugh?

3. How does Augusta split up Maisie and Hugh?

4. What is the tale of Maisie and Danny, and what is its tie in to the boys at the school?

5. What does Hugh like about Nora when he first meets her?

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

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

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

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

10. What kind of a character is Hugh?

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