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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reply does Merivel get from the King?
(a) None.
(b) A rejection.
(c) A promise.
(d) A response that doesn't answer the request.

2. What does Merivel end up doing at the pub?
(a) Getting into a game of cards.
(b) Drinking until he passes out.
(c) Getting into a bar fight.
(d) Having sex with Meg.

3. What does Merivel want to learn to do well for Celia?
(a) Paint her portrait.
(b) Cook a dinner.
(c) Play the oboe.
(d) Treat and cure animals.

4. What does Merivel's painting instructor want Merivel to get him?
(a) A job in the King's court.
(b) A monetary grant from the King.
(c) A woman.
(d) A studio where he can work.

5. What reason does Merivel give Celia for coming to the roof?
(a) To dance under the stars.
(b) To look through a telescope.
(c) To look at damage to the roof.
(d) To have a picnic.

6. What astrological sign is Merivel?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Virgo.
(c) Gemini.
(d) Aquarius.

7. How does Merivel think Celia looks when she arrives?
(a) Somewhat better than before.
(b) The same as she did.
(c) Much more beautiful than ever.
(d) Worse than she did.

8. How long is Merivel with his bride before being interrupted on his wedding night?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Nearly all night.
(c) An hour or two.
(d) A very short time.

9. What can't Merivel seem to capture in his paintings of Meg?
(a) The way her hair flows.
(b) The look in her eyes.
(c) The dual nature of her personality.
(d) The shape of her breasts.

10. What does Merivel ask for in his letter to the King?
(a) A job.
(b) Political power.
(c) Acknowledgement.
(d) Money.

11. To ahat does Merivel compare his stomach freckles?
(a) Moths.
(b) Bees.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Ants.

12. What kind of salary does Merivel make?
(a) A small salary.
(b) A large salary.
(c) Whatever the King thinks of giving him at the moment.
(d) No salary.

13. What collection does the King show Merivel and his father?
(a) An art collection.
(b) A clock collection.
(c) A jewel collection.
(d) A wine collection.

14. Who is with Merivel when Celia arrives?
(a) No one.
(b) Lady Bathurst.
(c) Finn.
(d) Pearce.

15. Why does Merivel take up painting?
(a) As a front for criminal activities.
(b) To impress women.
(c) As a hobby.
(d) To make some quick money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What demand did Celia make on the King?

3. What does Pearce tell Merivel about Finn's present?

4. What will Finn get if he does his job well?

5. What is the name of the medicine that Merivel gives the bird when it is sick?

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