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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Celia say that she did, when she found out Merivel was the one chosen to be her husband?
(a) Tried to kill herself.
(b) Begged not to marry the idiot.
(c) Prayed that she could keep a straight face at the wedding.
(d) Prayed in thanks for an honest husband.

2. Who does Merivel need to meet before he can court and marry Celia?
(a) Her aunts.
(b) Her elder sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Finn bring Merivel as a first payment for using his influence?
(a) A bowl of plastic fruit.
(b) A bird in a cage.
(c) A new canvas and oil paints.
(d) A diamond necklace.

4. Where is Merivel's painting instructor living?
(a) On the street.
(b) In a barn.
(c) With his mother.
(d) In a cottage in the village.

5. What is Merivel supposed to do for the Idle?
(a) Put them to work.
(b) Fine them for idleness.
(c) Sentence them to unpaid labor.
(d) Put them in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merivel hire Meg as?

2. Which word best characterizes the party at Lady Brathurst's home?

3. How does Merivel feel toward Celia?

4. What bad aftereffect does Merivel wake with the next morning?

5. What does Merivel perform an autopsy on as a boy?

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