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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 lie does Augusta tell Madeleine while riding in the park in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Seth has chosen Joseph as Senior Partner.
(b) Hugh knows the Lioness personally.
(c) They are going to tell Seth about Samuel's sexuality.
(d) Hugh has stolen ideas from the Prinicpal Clerk.

2. Who wins the ratting bet in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Tonio.
(c) Micky.
(d) Edward.

3. Why did Pilaster and Co. shut down?
(a) Nobody wanted the company's goods any longer.
(b) The bank collapsed.
(c) The workers went on strike.
(d) Toby Pilaster hanged himself.

4. What does Hugh decide to do with his future after the Nora incident in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Go work for Greenbourne.
(b) Go back to Boston.
(c) Take time off.
(d) Work harder to regain his family's acceptance.

5. What class of people generally go to the Argyll Room?
(a) Clerks and small businessmen.
(b) Artistocracy.
(c) Gamblers.
(d) Call girls and the men who want them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a school is Windfield?

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

3. Where is Hugh packing to go to as Part I, Chapter 5 opens?

4. What position is Hugh an assistant to in Part I, Chapter 3?

5. Where does Hugh meet Nora?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusta split up Maisie and Hugh?

2. What do the letters to Florence and the feelings of Hugh's that follow tell you about their relationship?

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

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

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

6. What transpires about marriage and taking care of oneself between Maisie and April in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

8. What happens to Hugh in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

10. What kind of a character is Augusta?

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