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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Lush discover about Gwendolyn's family while Grandcourt remains in Paris?
(a) That they are facing financial ruin.
(b) That they are fleeing from Grandcourt.
(c) That they are planning to kidnap and possibly kill Lush.
(d) That they are very, very wealthy.

2. What personal items does Gwendolyn give to her mother so that she can sell them and earn extra money?
(a) Her fancy dresses.
(b) Her musical instruments.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her paintings.

3. Who does Mrs. Davilow think is likely to be Daniels' father?
(a) Sir Hugo.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A famous prince.
(d) The Reverend.

4. According to Mrs. Davilow, what two options are available as a profession for Gwendolyn?
(a) Being a painter in a museum or a singer in a choir.
(b) Being a nurse in a hosptial or a nun in a church.
(c) Being a teacher in a university or a professor at an all-girls school.
(d) Being a teacher in a school or a governess to a family.

5. 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 waltz.
(b) The quadrille.
(c) The stilta.
(d) The polka.

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

7. Who is Rex?
(a) One of Anna's brothers.
(b) The town mayor.
(c) One of Gwendolyn's brothers.
(d) Gwendolyn's new music teacher.

8. How does Gwendolyn first feel about the idea of a proposal that is expected to come from Grandcourt?
(a) She hopes that he does not ask so that she doesn't have to refuse him.
(b) She wants to say yes, but cannott bring herself to make that decision.
(c) She can hardly contain herself, she is so excited.
(d) She is acting uninterested, but really feels like an excited little girl.

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

10. Who arranges housing for Gwendolyn and her family upon her return from her gambling trip?
(a) An aunt and uncle.
(b) The government.
(c) Gwendolyn herself.
(d) Daniel.

11. Why does Mirah run away from her father?
(a) She realizes that he is only after her money.
(b) She realizes that he is planning to marry her off.
(c) She learns that the police are after him.
(d) She realizes that he is becoming an alcoholic.

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

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

14. What animal does Gwendolyn want that Reverend Gascoigne cannot buy for his own daughter?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A horse.
(d) A puppy.

15. What does Mirah's father teach her when she is young?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Math.
(d) Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Grandcourt first sent away to school?

2. Where do Gwendolyn and Grandcourt go once they are married?

3. Where does Mirah's father take her on a trip at the time that she is at a very young age?

4. What does Gwendolyn think that she must do if she is going to win spectacularly?

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

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