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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. What is Maisie and Dan's conversation about with the guests at the wedding in Part 3, Chapter 3?

2. Who does not take Augusta's side against Hugh in Part 3?

3. What does Micky do to Solly that causes Solly's death?

4. How does Micky persuade Edward to secretly give him the loan in Part 3?

5. What compromise do the partners come to regarding Micky's loan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens between Solly, Edward and Micky in Part 2, Chapter 5?

4. How does Hugh want to handle the failing of the bank with his family members? How do they respond?

5. How does Emily get her annulment?

6. What does Hugh piece together in Part 3, and what does he do with the information? How is it received?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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