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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. 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. How does Mordecai react to Daniel's kindness upon finding him a place to live?
(a) He never accepts it because he dies from shock.
(b) He refuses to accept it because he is too proud.
(c) He accepts it.
(d) He refuses to accept it because it is not nice enough.

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

4. Where do Grandcourt and Gwendolyn go yachting?
(a) In the Red Sea.
(b) Along the English Channel.
(c) In the Mediterranean.
(d) In the Bahamas.

5. Even though they have arrived to his uncle's house earlier in the day, when does Daniel finally see Grandcourt and Gwendolyn?
(a) At a midnight fox hunt.
(b) At a smoking session after dinner.
(c) At dinner.
(d) At a star-gazing session at midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daniel's first reaction to learning about Lydia?

2. What did Sir Hugo promise to do with Daniel when Daniel's mother gave Daniel to him?

3. Where does Herr Klesmer first hear Mirah sing?

4. How do Mordecai and Mirah react when they first see each other?

5. Who eventually tells Daniel that Gwendolyn knows about Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mordecai predict will happen after Mirah first gives her father money?

2. What does Sir Hugo think about Gwendolyn and Daniel after Grandcourt passes away?

3. What does Mordecai say about the Mrs. Cohen's older daughter when Daniel first asks about her?

4. What does Daniel's mother tell him about the family chest?

5. How does Gwendolyn react to Grandcourt being upset about how she conducts herself around Daniel?

6. Why had Daniel's mother marry so quickly?

7. How does Daniel's mother misrepresent Daniel's identity to her servants?

8. What does Daniel tell his mother when he first sees her?

9. What does Gwendolyn tell Sir Hugo about what Grandcourt has left her?

10. What does Daniel's mother tell him about her heritage?

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