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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 looks resembles an old cousin of his.
(c) That she is unique-looking.
(d) That she is really quite ugly.

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

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

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

5. Why is Herr Klesmer hesitant to confess his love for Catherine?
(a) Because he is already married.
(b) Because he knows that she is already betrothed to someone else.
(c) Because he knows that she hates him.
(d) Because he is financially beneath her.

6. How does Gwendolyn feel about gambling?
(a) That it is a great way for her to show off and gain admirers.
(b) That it is a great thrill and one she misses dearly.
(c) That the wins and losses are no different than every day life.
(d) That she could do it professionally if only women were allowed to gamble.

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

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

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

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

11. What is Gwendolyn's first impression of Mr. Lush?
(a) That he is handsome.
(b) That he is very ugly but possibly very rich.
(c) She dislikes him.
(d) That he is humble and very kind.

12. Where is Grandcourt first sent away to school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Eton.

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

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

15. What does Gwendolyn think that she must do if she is going to win spectacularly?
(a) Also lose spectacularly.
(b) Pay money to a fortune teller.
(c) Pretend to faint so that she can leave without paying.
(d) Pray harder and longer at night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Davilow claim to have learned about Daniels' mother?

3. Where is Mirah when she decides to run away from her father?

4. What does Mordecai ask Daniel when they first meet one another?

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

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