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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. Where do Edward and Augusta spend the rest of Edward's life?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 3, why does Sidney Madler come to London to see Joseph?

3. What does Emily do to Augusta when Augusta tries to take the papers from her in Part 3, Chapter 2?

4. Why is Augusta in a wheelchair in the Epilogue?

5. What does Maisie find out from Count Tokoly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Micky's plan to stop Tonio, and how is the plan carried out?

4. How has Ben Greenbourne changed by the Epilogue?

5. What has become of Edward's and Micky's marriages by Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

7. What is the concern over the Cordovan loans and the revolution?

8. What schemes does Augusta come up with once she learns that Ben will be given the peerage and not Joseph?

9. What does Maisie discover about the incident at the ball, and how does she make the discovery?

10. What becomes of Edward, Augusta, Hugh, Maisie, Dan and Rachel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Much is said negatively about the Jewish community. Compare the views of the people in the novel to the views of others around the world through WWII and into modern times.

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