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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 Mirah realize about Mordecai when she first sees him?
(a) That he is not a man to be trusted.
(b) That he in fact is not her brother.
(c) That he is a man who once robbed her on the subway.
(d) That he is ill.

2. What is the name of Mordecai's sister who is taken?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Mirah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Gwendolyn.

3. Who tells Reverend Gascoigne the truth about Grandcourt's will?
(a) Sir Hugo.
(b) The lawyer.
(c) Gwendolyn.
(d) Daniel.

4. What led Daniel's mother to marry the man who is now her husband?
(a) Her fear that something was wrong with her voice.
(b) A fortuneteller's advice.
(c) Love.
(d) Infatuation.

5. What did Daniel's mother do for a living when he was born?
(a) She was unemployed and dependent on the kindness of strangers.
(b) She was a governness.
(c) She was a waitress.
(d) She was an actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a letter to Daniel, who does Hans report to have recently visited his family?

2. What additional advice does Gwendolyn seek from Daniel during her stay at the Abbey?

3. When Daniel's mother does arrive, when does she request to see him?

4. Who visits Gwendolyn after Grandcourt drowns?

5. What valuable family item does Mirah's father steal from Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mordecai's mother share a special bonded with his younger sister?

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

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

4. What does Joseph Kalonymos talk to Daniel about before he hands over the family chest?

5. What does Grandcourt tell Gwendolyn about finances?

6. What kind of wedding ceremony do Daniel and Mirah have?

7. Why is Gwendolyn hesitant to talk to Daniel while she is staying at the Abbey?

8. What advice does Daniel give Gwendolyn when she asks what to do if someone has wronged someone else?

9. What does the reader learn about the Arrowpoints during the conversation among Daniel, Grandcourt and Gwendolyn at the Abbey?

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

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