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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. Why is Malcolm's father dependent on him?
(a) All of these.
(b) Malcolm knows the in's and out's of the empire now better than his father.
(c) There is new blood in the board room that doesn't know Malcolm's father.
(d) Malcolm knows more about the business affairs than his father does.

2. At what age did Malcolm lose his mother?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

3. What did Olivia think that she might gain out of Garland's new wife?
(a) Someone to go to for advice.
(b) A mothering figure.
(c) All of these.
(d) An ally.

4. Why did Olivia greet Malcolm warmly when he had approached her in the nursery?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) She thought that he might want to actually be a father to his children.
(d) She thought he had finally taken a father's interest in his children.

5. At what age was Olivia already considered a spinster?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Malcolm ask Olivia to marry him?

2. For what or whomwas Malcolm always there?

3. Olivia compared the people at her reception to what animal?

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

5. What did doctors dub this neckline?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia feel about the uniforms that she had found?

2. What were some of the major differences between Garland and Malcolm?

3. What both intrigued and dismayed Olivia about the library?

4. Why hadn't Malcolm taken a wife?

5. How does Malcolm feel about marriage?

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

7. What kinds of things did Olivia find in the attic?

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

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

10. How did Olivia feel when she had awakened?

(see the answer keys)

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