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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Merivel at the house?
(a) He goes into a coma.
(b) He bangs his head.
(c) He comes down with a fever.
(d) He breaks his leg.

2. Where does Merivel go immediately after leaving Whitehall?
(a) A tavern for food and drink.
(b) A whorehouse for sex.
(c) His carriage to start back immediately.
(d) An inn for a good night's sleep.

3. Who is present at every meeting between Merivel and Celia when they are courting?
(a) Celia's mother.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Celia's father.
(d) The King.

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

5. What does Merivel study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Art.
(c) Literature.
(d) Bookkeeping.

6. What can't Merivel remember when he sees Celia again?
(a) Her favorite color.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her proper form of address.

7. How does Celia feel about Finn's task?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Uncertain.

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

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

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

11. What does the King commission Finn to do?
(a) Paint the mansion.
(b) Paint Merival's portrait.
(c) Paint a picture of despair.
(d) Paint Celia's portrait.

12. How do Merivel's parents die?
(a) They are murdered.
(b) They are killed in a storm.
(c) They die in a fire.
(d) They fall off a cliff.

13. Who is the story Pearce tells Merivel about?
(a) A traveling medicine salesperson.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A king's servant.
(d) A patient in a mental hospital.

14. What instrument does Merivel play to get the bird to sing?
(a) A lyre.
(b) A dulcimer.
(c) A flute.
(d) An oboe.

15. What does Pearce say about Merivel's love for the King?
(a) It will bring fortune.
(b) It is glorious.
(c) It will bring happiness.
(d) It is misplaced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What narrative perspective does the novel use?

2. What relationship does Merivel develop with Lady Bathurst?

3. What village is Merivel's mansion in?

4. What mode of transportation does Merivel find to go to the place Celia was hidden?

5. What do the merrymakers at the wedding tie onto Merivel's private parts?

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