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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV, Gwendolyn Gets her Choice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gwendolyn have to leave the city and the gambling so suddenly?
(a) She is on the lam, and the police are after her.
(b) She receives a letter from her mother.
(c) She is indebted to a lot of people.
(d) The train only leaves once a month, and she has to be on it.

2. What does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn upon arriving home after being married?
(a) That he is "more in love than he'd thought he ever would be".
(b) That she is now "his wife in love and life".
(c) That her "life begins anew again".
(d) That she must begin conducting herself with more dignity.

3. What does Gwendolyn plan to do with the money that she gets from her necklace?
(a) Pay off her debts.
(b) Buy fancy new dresses.
(c) Pay for her trip back home.
(d) Gamble just one more day.

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 is the name, "Ezra", significant in the book?
(a) It is the name of Daniel's lost brother.
(b) It is the name of a messenger boy who works for Daniel.
(c) It is the name of Mirah's lost brother.
(d) It is the name of a boy who has a crush on Mirah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What socially awkward topic does Gwendolyn ask Mrs. Davilow about after she is engaged?

2. Why does Daniel find his mission of pawning a ring to Ezra unsatisfactory?

3. Following Catherine's announcement that she plans to marry Herr Klesmer, what do her parents do as soon as she leaves the room?

4. Why does Mirah run away from her father?

5. What will Mrs. Davilow's younger girls be doing to earn money for the family?

(see the answer key)

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