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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 commits suicide in Chapter 16?
(a) Kane.
(b) Leroy.
(c) Baron.
(d) Osborne.

2. How much money does Wladek have when he ventures to escape?
(a) 39 yen.
(b) 54 ruble.
(c) 39 dollars.
(d) 200 dollars.

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

4. Who does Abel blame for the suicide?
(a) The daughter.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Banker.
(d) The economy.

5. Who takes care of baby Wladek?
(a) Helena.
(b) A king.
(c) A queen.
(d) Jasper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies while William is in college?

2. What do Abel and his wife do immediately upon getting married?

3. Who does Abel meet with in Chapter 17 to discuss his options regarding the hotel chain?

4. Where is baby William born?

5. Where does Kate move to in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Richard dies and why his wife and child do not also die.

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

3. Discuss Davis Leroy's financial difficulties and how they end.

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

5. Describe William Kane's birth.

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

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

8. How does Wladek acquire his inheritance?

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

10. How does Anne meet her second husband?

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