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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Gwendolyn and Grandcourt go once they are married?
(a) To London.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To his estate at Ryelands.
(d) To Nice.

3. What relationship does Ezra first claim to have with Mordecai?
(a) He claims that Mordecai is a long-lost uncle.
(b) He claims not to know Mordecai at all.
(c) He claims that Mordecai is a former employee.
(d) He claims that he found Mordecai homeless on the street one day, and decided to take him in.

4. Where does Gwendolyn's family move when she returns from her gambling trip?
(a) Paris.
(b) Leubronn.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Offendene.

5. Why does Grandcourt expect Daniel to be jealous?
(a) Because he is very famous for his poetry.
(b) Because he is much more handsome.
(c) Because he is inheriting the baronetcy that could easily have been his.
(d) Because he has much greater success with women.

6. What item(s) does Grandcourt request from Lydia once he becomes engaged to Gwendolyn?
(a) His family chest.
(b) His family Bible.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) A very expensive scarf that he had given Lydia at the time that they first met.

7. Where does Mirah's father take her on a trip at the time that she is at a very young age?
(a) To America.
(b) To Australia.
(c) To France.
(d) To China.

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

9. Where is Daniel supposed to travel with Sir Hugo soon after he finds Mirah at the river?
(a) Nice.
(b) Leubronn.
(c) Paris.
(d) Bellafonte.

10. Who is Mr. Lush?
(a) Grandcourt's cousin.
(b) Grandcourt's father.
(c) Grandcourt's son.
(d) Grandcourt's assistant.

11. What does Daniel think upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time?
(a) That she is simple, but would look better with make-up.
(b) That she is unique-looking.
(c) That she is really quite ugly.
(d) That she looks resembles an old cousin of his.

12. How does Gwendolyn perceive Daniel for the first time?
(a) As a kind and humble man.
(b) As a warm, old friend.
(c) As an unfriendly stranger.
(d) As cruel and very loud.

13. What does Daniel do upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time that bothers her so much?
(a) Asks for her hand in marriage.
(b) Stares at her.
(c) Tells her that she looks fat in her dress.
(d) Makes her bow to him.

14. Which two characters does Daniel come to realize to be living together?
(a) Mordecai and Ezra.
(b) Anna and Ezra.
(c) Anna and Gwendolyn.
(d) Ezra and Mordecai.

15. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt's offer to put her jacket on her after the ball?
(a) She accepts.
(b) She doesn't even bother looking at him for a response.
(c) She gets too embarassed and leaves hurriedly -- without her coat.
(d) She snubs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Gwendolyn want that Reverend Gascoigne cannot buy for his own daughter?

2. What does Gwendolyn notice about Grandcourt during the ball?

3. How many younger sisters does Gwendolyn have?

4. Who does Mrs. Davilow think is likely to be Daniels' father?

5. Who does the reader learn raised Grandcourt like a son?

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