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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Jamisson boy do the Jamissons hope Lizzie will marry?
(a) Charles.
(b) Philip.
(c) Robert.
(d) Edward.

2. How is Mack punished on the way to the mines the next day?
(a) He is dragged behind a horse.
(b) He is whipped.
(c) He must walk backwards.
(d) He must walk naked.

3. Who does Jay Jamisson want to kill?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His boss.

4. What does Lizzie see advertised on a flyer while in London?
(a) A holiday dance.
(b) A dress sale.
(c) A play she wants to see.
(d) Mack's prize fight.

5. Why does Lizzie want to call off the wedding to Jay?
(a) She found out that Jay has been secretly seeing her best friend.
(b) Jamisson people have been investigating the coal on Hallim land.
(c) She needs more time to think about the marriage.
(d) She realizes that the man she really loves is Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sir George Jamisson want Robert to marry Lizzie?

2. Why is Mack going to Edinburgh?

3. To what city does Mack escape?

4. What news does Mack give to Jay?

5. What does Delaney advise Mack to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the year-and-a-day law?

2. Which one of the Jamisson sons does Lizzie agree to marry and why?

3. What does Mack do that makes the Jamissons wary of him?

4. What does Lady Alicia feel about Jay's decision to marry, and what does she want her husband to give Jay as a gift?

5. What is the reason for the contentious nature between Jay and Robert?

6. Why does Lizzie call off the wedding?

7. Describe Mack's terrifying experience burning off the gas in the mine.

8. What are Mack's plans for leaving Scotland?

9. What is Lady Hallim's advice regarding Jay's growing interest in Lizzie?

10. What deal does Lady Alicia try to strike with her husband regarding Jay and his management of the coal on the Hallim land?

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