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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between the time that Grandcourt tells Mr. Lush that he would like to marry Gwendolyn and the time that he goes to her house to announce his intentions?
(a) One day.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) Two days, because he knows that it is improper to visit on Sundays.
(d) Only a few minutes.

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

3. Following Catherine's announcement that she plans to marry Herr Klesmer, what do her parents do as soon as she leaves the room?
(a) Nothing; they do not talk, and pretend as though nothin happened.
(b) Discuss what they are going to do with their property.
(c) Her mother faints; and her father punches a window out of anger.
(d) Call all of their friends and family because they are so happy about the engagement.

4. How does Lydia react to the news that Grandcourt is engaged?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is sad.
(d) She becomes depressed instantly.

5. How does Herr Klesmer respond when he hears Gwendolyn perform?
(a) He is condescending.
(b) He is amazed at her talents.
(c) He proposes to her on the spot.
(d) He has to leave because he is so embarrassed for her.

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

7. Who is Catherine?
(a) Mr. Arrowpoint's mistress.
(b) A music teacher.
(c) A governness in town.
(d) Mrs. Arrowpoint's daughter.

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

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

10. What is the reason that Mrs. Davilow tells Gwendolyn that they are not going to be traveling or moving abroad?
(a) It is too dangerous to do that with the war going on.
(b) She is tired of catering to Gwendolyn's every desire.
(c) She is getting too old and feeble.
(d) They do not have the money.

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

12. What does Gwendolyn request after speaking to Lydia Glasher for the first time?
(a) To have a private investigator follow Glasher to see what she is really doing.
(b) To leave the archery event early.
(c) To have the woman arrested.
(d) To be taken to a doctor.

13. What club does Gwendolyn join with Reverend Gascoigne?
(a) A chess club.
(b) A reading club.
(c) An archery club.
(d) A singing club.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mirah lacking when Daniel finds her?

2. What item greatly upsets Gwendolyn at her first dinner at home with her new husband?

3. Who is Rex?

4. How does Gwendolyn's mother feel about the possibility of Gwendolyn marrying Grandcourt?

5. What does Daniel do upon seeing Gwendolyn for the first time that bothers her so much?

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