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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 did the women talk about?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Clothing styles.
(c) Both of these.
(d) How to redecorate their homes.

2. What had Alicia done without Olivia?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Gone for a nude swim in the lake.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Gone for a cruise in the boat.

3. How did Malcolm treat Olivia the first time he 'slept' with her?
(a) With hatred and lust.
(b) With love and tenderness.
(c) With hesitancy and tenderness.
(d) With compassion and respect.

4. What relative was mentioned by name?
(a) John Amos.
(b) Neither of these were mentioned.
(c) Both of these were mentioned.
(d) Aunt Margaret

5. How much money did Malcolm make in the stock market that day?
(a) Twenty-four thousand dollars.
(b) He didn't make any money in the stock market.
(c) Fifty thousand dollars.
(d) Twenty-six thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did the bed in Malcolm's mother's room resemble?

2. Which of the servants had known Malcolm all his life?

3. For what or whomwas Malcolm always there?

4. Mr. Patterson needed help with what?

5. Why wasn't Olivia sorry she couldn't bear Malcolm any more children?

Short Essay Questions

1. There are several rooms mentioned as Olivia is escorted through Foxworth Hall for the first time. What is significant about them?

2. What comparisons do the household staff make in regards to Olivia and Alicia?

3. What began happening to Alicia and Garland?

4. How does Malcolm feel about marriage?

5. What lived in the shadows of Malcolm Foxworth? How did this news affect Olivia?

6. What had Malcolm's mother done and what explanation did he offer for her behavior?

7. How did Olivia feel about meeting Malcolm and how did she feel once she had met him?

8. What was important about the dress that Olivia selected to wear at her wedding?

9. How did Garland speak of Malcolm in reference to his childhood?

10. What had Olivia done for her wedding night, and what did she expect?

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