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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Why does Gwendolyn end up dancing with Grandcourt at the ball?
(a) Because the person she was supposed to dance with disappears.
(b) Because he has finally won her affection.
(c) Because her mother makes her.
(d) Because he offers to wrap up her ankle so that she can dance at least once.

4. Why does Lush advise against Grandcourt proposing to Gwendolyn after Grandcourt arrives in Offendene from Paris?
(a) Because he will now have to assume financial responsibility for Gwendolyn's family.
(b) Because he thinks that his life will be in danger.
(c) Because he has had a dream that something bad happens, although he doesn't know what the bad occurrence is.
(d) Because he realizes that Gwendolyn is very spoiled and rude.

5. What do Catherine's parents threaten to do if she marries Herr Klesmer?
(a) Have her killed.
(b) Move her away to the countryside, away from all of her friends.
(c) Disown her.
(d) Have him killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets Grandcourt when he goes calling to Gwendolyn's house the day after she meets Lydia Glasher?

2. What is the reason that Mrs. Davilow tells Gwendolyn that they are not going to be traveling or moving abroad?

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

4. What item(s) does Grandcourt request from Lydia once he becomes engaged to Gwendolyn?

5. What will Mrs. Davilow's younger girls be doing to earn money for the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandcourt think that he needs to do in order to gain Gwendolyn's forgiveness as he learns that Gwendolyn has left town before he has had the opportunity to propose?

2. What are the two reasons that Gwendolyn regrets losing her money gambling?

3. What is Daniel's relation to Sir Hugo Mallinger?

4. What does Gwendolyn request of Grandcourt during their conversation about getting married?

5. How does Hans Meyrick's family feel about Daniel?

6. How does Mirah Lapidoth introduce herself to Mrs. Meyrick?

7. Why does Mr. Lush encourage Grandcourt to seek Catherine Arrowpoint's favor?

8. What does Mirah come to realize about her father as she gets older?

9. What does the letter that Lydia includes in the package with the diamonds that she sends to Gwendolyn say?

10. Why does Gwendolyn think that her family will travel abroad after she leaves Grandcourt before he can propose?

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