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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VII, The Mother and the Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gwendolyn react to the confession by Rex that he loves her?
(a) She faints.
(b) She is silent because she is not sure how to react.
(c) She asks him to stop.
(d) She tells him that she is already engaged.

2. What does Gwendolyn tell Grandcourt right after she meets Lydia Glasher?
(a) That she wants to get married that very night.
(b) That she never wants to see him again.
(c) That he is a lying cheat.
(d) That he can visit her the next day.

3. What led Daniel's mother to marry the man who is now her husband?
(a) Her fear that something was wrong with her voice.
(b) Infatuation.
(c) A fortuneteller's advice.
(d) Love.

4. What does Mrs. Davilow claim to have learned about Daniels' mother?
(a) That she was a very famous actress.
(b) That she was murdered by someone she knew -- possibly Daniel's father.
(c) That she was "some foreigner of high rank".
(d) That she was destitute.

5. Why does Gwendolyn say that she cannot dance with Grandcourt at the ball?
(a) Because her card is already filled.
(b) Because she does not like him.
(c) Because she is too embarassed to be seen dancing with him.
(d) Because her ankle is sore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Herr Klesmer first hear Mirah sing?

2. What club does Gwendolyn join with Reverend Gascoigne?

3. What does Daniel plan to do once he realizes that he has found Mirah's lost family?

4. What worry does Mrs. Gascoigne have about Gwendolyn when she first comes to town?

5. How does Gwendolyn first feel about the idea of a proposal that is expected to come from Grandcourt?

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