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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. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Micky find in Tonio's room?
(a) A key.
(b) The witness statements.
(c) Money.
(d) A note from Hugh.

2. What compromise do the partners come to regarding Micky's loan?
(a) They will sell the bonds first and then give Micky the money they have made.
(b) They will loan him half of what he asked for.
(c) They will ask for a higher commission.
(d) It is worth the risk.

3. What personal matter is Ben dealing with in Part 3, Chapter 3, after the close of the bank?
(a) Health issues.
(b) A struggle over losing Bertie.
(c) Financial problems.
(d) His granddaughter is missing.

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

5. What does Hugh learn in his conversation with Ben in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Solly did not know Bertie was not his.
(b) Bertie is his son.
(c) Solly did not know Maisie was poor.
(d) Ben believes Solly was murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Mirandas planning on doing with the money they wanted to obtain from Pilaster's Bank?

2. What does Hugh tell the family that they must do after the bank folds?

3. How does Micky respond to what Emily does to trick Edward?

4. Where do Hugh and Nora move to in Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. What news does Nora give Hugh in Part 2, Chapter 5 that stops Hugh from making a major decision about his future?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Augusta attempt to do to get cash for herself, and then what does she steal that will allow her to have a decent income?

2. What changes have come into Emily's life by Part 3?

3. Why are Hugh's children home alone when Maisie arrives in Part 3, Chapter 4?

4. What occurs between Maisie and Ben Greenbourne after Solly's death?

5. How much time has passed between the end of Part 2, and the beginning of Part 3? What major changes have occurred?

6. What happens between Rachel and Micky in Part 2, Chapter 4?

7. What happens with the bonds that the bank was going to sell in order to loan Micky the money? Who is behind the deceit, and what happens to him?

8. Hugh makes a major decision about his future after he speaks to Ben in Part 2, Chapter 5. What is the decision? Why does he make it? What is the outcome?

9. What does Emily do to attempt to have Edward's child, and how does it all backfire?

10. With what question does Emily go to Maisie for help in Part 2, Chapter 3? Why Maisie? What does Maisie do to help her?

(see the answer keys)

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