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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 digs the Baron's grave?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Two servants.
(c) Florentyna.
(d) Wladek.

2. Where is baby William born?
(a) In a jungle.
(b) In a hospital.
(c) In a forest.
(d) In a taxi.

3. Where is Florentyna buried?
(a) Next to the Baron.
(b) She isn't buried.
(c) At her family home.
(d) Next to Leon.

4. Whose leg gets cut in a fight with a Russian soldier?
(a) George.
(b) The butler.
(c) The cook.
(d) Wladek.

5. Who dies while William is in college?
(a) Mr. Lester.
(b) His grandmothers.
(c) Henry Osborne.
(d) Mr. Abbot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of prestigious award does William win that calls for a celebration in New York City?

2. Who does young William's second money making scheme anger?

3. How many cottages does the Baron leave to his heir?

4. What is the cause of Anne's miscarriage?

5. What was the hotel arsonist's former occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Wladek come to live in the castle?

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

5. How does Abel make his way to Chicago from New York?

6. In addition to his night studies in English, what other tutoring does Abel seek and why?

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

8. When does William kick Henry out of the Kane house?

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

10. What helps William recover from the devastation of his father's death?

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