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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 is shot in the back of the head during a raid on the castle?
(a) Wladek.
(b) Leon.
(c) Chas.
(d) Jas.

2. When does Anne miscarry?
(a) When she learns of her husband's death.
(b) In her seventh month.
(c) In her sixteenth week.
(d) When she falls down a flight of stairs.

3. Which college does William attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Oklahoma State.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

4. How many cottages does the Baron leave to his heir?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 27.
(d) 5.

5. What is William's favorite subject in school?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Math.
(d) Foreign language.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William meet the love he encounters in Chapter 15?

2. Who teaches Wladek how to steal from produce vendors?

3. What is William's birthdate?

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

5. Where does Wladek sleep when he reaches Odessa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Wladek's birth.

2. Why does Abel have sex with Melanie Leroy shortly after inheriting her father's hotel chain?

3. Describe William Kane's birth.

4. Explain why Davis Leroy's daughter initially rejects Abel's physical advances. What is her advice to Abel?

5. Why does Abel meet with William after Davis Leroy's death?

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

7. How does Wladek acquire his inheritance?

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

9. Explain how Wladek finds his way to the Polish Consul.

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

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