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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 Micky persuade Edward to secretly give him the loan in Part 3?

2. What is the last place that Hugh visits?

3. What does Mulberry do when Hugh tells him to close the bank's doors?

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

5. What does Augusta ask Fortescue to do to help get Joseph the peerage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dotty and Lord Ipswich's wedding.

2. How does Edward become Senior Partner of the bank?

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

4. How does Micky finally get Edward to talk to him in Part 3, Chapter 2, after Edward discovers the truth about the drowning?

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

6. How does Micky escape the authorities and still wind up dead?

7. How has Ben Greenbourne changed by the Epilogue?

8. What happens with the bonds that the bank was going to sell in order to loan Micky the money? Who is behind the deceit, and what happens to him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nora is perhaps the most selfish of the selfish characters. Compare her to Augusta. Which of the women is truly the most selfish? How does Augusta somewhat redeem herself, and Nora never does?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of good versus evil throughout the entire novel. Who wins? Who loses?

Essay Topic 3

At the wedding, Augusta says to the guest next to her that "London society has degenerated completely". What does she mean by this statement? How is it a self-serving statement?

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