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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 1, how many years have passed since the Prologue?

2. What does Augusta reveal to Micky at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. What does Tonio do at the ratting that intrigues Micky?

4. What does Hugh decide to do with his future after the Nora incident in Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. What does Micky decide to do in Part 2, Chapter 1 to get Edward to marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Dan's character. How does he become such a fighter? What are his causes? How does he continue to fight throughout his life?

Essay Topic 2

How does the third world nation of Cordova affect the entire financial world of London?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Maisie's character. How is she true to herself through her entire life?

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