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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 had Garland and Malcolm been discussing?
(a) Garland wanted to send his youngest son to Harvard.
(b) Garland was going to be living with them for the rest of his life.
(c) Garland had drawn up a new will.
(d) All of these.

2. What disappointed Olivia about Malcolm's kiss?
(a) It was hard and perfunctory.
(b) All of these.
(c) It was cold and chaste.
(d) It had the passion of a wet noodle.

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

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

5. The women at the party reminded Olivia of what?
(a) Marionettes.
(b) Little girls.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Dignified women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olivia represent?

2. Why did Garland feel sorry for Olivia?

3. What is Malcolm's father's bride to Olivia?

4. What kind of neckline did Olivia's gown that she donned when she went to bed have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What news came by way of Malcolm to Olivia?

4. What did Olivia have to fight Malcolm over?

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

6. What began happening to Alicia and Garland?

7. How was Garland and Alicia's love obvious?

8. Why hadn't Malcolm taken a wife?

9. How did Olivia's nervousness affect her?

10. How did the guests make Olivia feel at her reception?

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