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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. How does Augusta set up Nora at the ball?

2. What does Augusta pull out of her jewelry box in Part 2 to remind herself of the past?

3. Why do Micky and Edward go to Nellie's in Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. What sits at the top of the new Pilaster house?

5. Why does Augusta have Micky walk her to the church in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusta split up Maisie and Hugh?

2. How are Micky and Augusta tied to each other forever?

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

4. What secret is established in the Prologue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can it be argued that Edward is a weak character? Where does the weakness come from? How is it fed over the years? Where does it lead him?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the friendship between Micky and Edward from the beginning to the end of the story. How was the relationship one-sided? How did the relationship cost Edward a happy life?

Essay Topic 3

The banking system of London is one of the main themes of the book, and how failed banks hurt more than just bankers. Explain how this is a theme of the book.

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