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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 dies on the trip from the castle to the prisoner of war camp?
(a) The butler.
(b) The baron.
(c) The carriage driver.
(d) Wladek.

2. In what country is Wladek born?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Africa.

3. What disguise does Wladek have when he ventures to escape?
(a) None.
(b) An old guard uniform.
(c) The suit from his mother's funeral.
(d) A tux.

4. In which chapter do William and Abel first meet face-to-face for business?
(a) Chapter 15.
(b) Chapter 6.
(c) Chapter 12.
(d) Chapter 21.

5. How does Wladek's mother die?
(a) In the war.
(b) In childbirth.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) From cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the Baron and the boys going to hide from?

2. What is baby Wladek's birth defect?

3. How much insurance money does Abel receive for the damage to the hotel?

4. Which "southern lady" rejects Abel's physical advances?

5. What was William's monetary goal in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Wladek christened? How is the christening celebrated?

2. How does Abel use his first job at a hotel to build wealth?

3. Why is Anne growing more anxious in Chapter 10?

4. How does Wladek acquire his limp?

5. Discuss the board vote when considering William and Simmons for the chairman position at the bank.

6. What is ironic about the first time Melanie Leroy sleeps with Abel after he inherits her father's hotel chain?

7. How does William meet Kate?

8. How does Wladek discover he is the Baron's second son?

9. What is Wladek's birth defect and how do his foster parents explain it?

10. How does Anne meet her second husband?

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