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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. To where does Danny run away in the Prologue?

2. What is ratting?

3. What title does Micky now have in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. Why do Micky and Edward treat Nell like royalty?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 2, what is Hugh against the bank investing in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusta split up Maisie and Hugh?

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

3. What does Micky do to finalize the demise of Tonio?

4. What has been Hugh's journey through the bank up to Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What happens between Micky and Augusta in the church? What is the significance of their conversation?

6. What does Nora do wrong at the costume ball, and how does she get into the predicament in the first place?

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

8. What kind of a character is Augusta?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how greed is a theme of the novel. Who is greedy? How does their greed affect others?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Ben Greenbourne. How do his decisions affect so many lives?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the brothel a major setting of the novel? What really takes place there beyond the obvious sexual and gambling activities?

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