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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Joseph Kalonymos?
(a) A friend of Daniel's grandfather.
(b) Daniel's new stepfather.
(c) The messenger who informs Daniel that his mother is ready to meet with him.
(d) Joseph Kalonymos is actually not a character in this novel.

2. What is Daniel's mother's full name?
(a) Lenora Halm Eberstein.
(b) Annabelle Miriam Shirenstein.
(c) Rachel Anne Lipson.
(d) Shoshanna Lynn MacGuire.

3. Who does Daniel plan to ask about Mirah's mother?
(a) Gwendolyn.
(b) Mrs. Cohen herself.
(c) Mirah herself.
(d) Anna.

4. What type of arrangements does Grandcourt refuse to discuss with Gwendolyn?
(a) Financial type.
(b) The type that deal with housekeeping.
(c) Romantic type.
(d) The type that deal with their children since he categorizes that as women's work.

5. What prevents Daniel from spending more time with Mordecai as they begin to grow closer?
(a) He has to run errands for Sir Hugo.
(b) He is very busy with his banking business.
(c) Mordecai is not well enough to see him every day.
(d) All of the answer choices are correct.

6. Not counting Daniel, how many children does Daniel's mother now have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

7. How many of Mordecai's siblings died when they were younger?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

8. What valuable family item does Mirah's father steal from Daniel?
(a) A very expensive clock.
(b) The family crest.
(c) The family chest.
(d) A large ring.

9. How is Mordecai notified that his father has taken his little sister away?
(a) By a letter from his mother.
(b) In person by Mrs. Davilow.
(c) By a letter from his sister.
(d) By a letter from his father.

10. How does Daniel tell Mordecai and Mirah that he is going to see his mother?
(a) He does not tell them.
(b) In a long conversation in their living room.
(c) In person, over dinner.
(d) In a letter.

11. What names does Mordecai tell Daniel he was called by a companion?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Mirah.
(d) Michael.

12. Where does Grandcourt want Gwendolyn's family to live?
(a) At another estate that he owns in London.
(b) Far away.
(c) Down the street.
(d) At the Grandcourt estate.

13. Who visits Gwendolyn after Grandcourt drowns?
(a) Catherine Arrowpoint.
(b) The Reverend Gascoigne and Mrs. Davilow.
(c) Mordecai.
(d) Mirah.

14. What does Daniel notice about Mordecai upon returning to visit him after pawning his ring?
(a) That he is sick and dying.
(b) That he looks a lot like Sir Hugo.
(c) That he is a thief and a cheat.
(d) That he looks a lot like Mirah.

15. Where does Daniel's mother want to meet him?
(a) In Genoa.
(b) In Madrid.
(c) In Nice.
(d) In Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose that Mirah's father claims to want money the first time that he asks her to aid him financially?

2. How long does Daniel wait before his mother finally arrives to see him?

3. What religion does Daniel's mother tell him that she believes in?

4. How does Eliot make it clear that Rex has gotten over Gwendolyn?

5. What does Daniel learn about his father?

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