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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Daniel find his mission of pawning a ring to Ezra unsatisfactory?
(a) Because he does not learn what he wanted to learn.
(b) Because Ezra figures out why he is really there.
(c) Because Ezra is not in the shop on the day that Daniel stops in.
(d) Because Ezra is not able to borrow the amount of money that he needs.

2. How do Reverend and Mrs. Gascoigne react to Gwendolyn when they learn of her engagement to Grandcourt?
(a) They are not sure what to think.
(b) They congratulate her.
(c) They are furiously angry.
(d) They are horribly embarrassed.

3. What does Herr Klesmer do for a living?
(a) He is independently wealthy.
(b) His profession is not mentioned in the book.
(c) He is a musician.
(d) All of the answer choices are correct.

4. What hotel does Mr. Lush settle his "mystery guest" in as Grandcourt is preparing to propose to Gwendolyn?
(a) The Hampton Inn.
(b) The Leaky Cauldron.
(c) The Golden Keys.
(d) The Oxford Inn.

5. What does Gwendolyn notice about Grandcourt during the ball?
(a) That he is paying attention to every other girl at the ball but her.
(b) That he keeps tripping whenever she gets close.
(c) That he keeps leaving the room and returning.
(d) That he is watching her often.

6. What does Daniel give Mrs. Meyrick for Mirah?
(a) A book to read.
(b) Money for her food and lodging.
(c) The use of his nice big house.
(d) A locket.

7. How does Anna appear - at least on the outside - when she sees Gwendolyn and learns of her engagement?
(a) She is angry, even though she is secretly excited.
(b) She is polite and congratulatory.
(c) She is standoffish.
(d) Her eyes well up with tears, but she does not say anything.

8. What does Mordecai ask Daniel when they first meet one another?
(a) Whether he is very rich.
(b) Whether he is Jewish.
(c) Whether he is an immigrant.
(d) Whether he is married.

9. What item greatly upsets Gwendolyn at her first dinner at home with her new husband?
(a) A painting of Lydia that is hanging on the dining room wall.
(b) A dirty fork.
(c) A spoon with Lydia's initials.
(d) A package from Lydia.

10. Who tells Sir Hugo about the engagement between Gwendolyn and Grandcourt?
(a) Lush.
(b) Gwendolyn.
(c) The Reverend.
(d) Anna.

11. Which of the following is the only dance that Gwendolyn says that she will dance at the ball soon after she meets Grandcourt?
(a) The stilta.
(b) The polka.
(c) The quadrille.
(d) The waltz.

12. Why does Herr tell Gwendolyn that she cannot count on Catherine as a patron?
(a) Because Gwendolyn is now too poor for them to associate with her.
(b) Because Catherine has found out about Gwendolyn having gossiped about her.
(c) Because her parents have disowned her.
(d) Because she is too jealous of their engagement.

13. How many younger sisters does Gwendolyn have?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. What do the Arrowpoints hope that Grandcourt will do when he arrives in town?
(a) Choose Lucinda to be his bride.
(b) Choose Gwendolyn to be his bride.
(c) Choose Anna to be his bride.
(d) Choose Catherine to be his bride.

15. What does Rex tell Anna that he is going to do after he is rebuffed by her?
(a) Move to Canada.
(b) Never love anyone else.
(c) Propose again every day until she says "yes".
(d) Jump off a bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gwendolyn have to leave the city and the gambling so suddenly?

2. What does Gwendolyn plan to do with the money that she gets from her necklace?

3. What relationship does Ezra first claim to have with Mordecai?

4. What do Catherine's parents threaten to do if she marries Herr Klesmer?

5. How does Gwendolyn react to Mr. Lush's offer to put her jacket on her after the ball?

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