2. What does Merivel hear Celia doing the night he returns?
(a) Playing a harpsichord.
(b) Reciting poetry.
(c) Singing.
(d) Ringing bells.

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

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

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

6. What do the merrymakers at the wedding tie onto Merivel's private parts?
(a) A warning bell.
(b) A yellow string.
(c) A cup.
(d) A purple ribbon.

7. How is the person in the story cured?
(a) By expelling a large worm in her excrement.
(b) By vomiting up a sac of eggs.
(c) By drowning and being resuscitated.
(d) By drinking a glass of poison.

8. What does Merivel do while he's hiding in his room?
(a) He plans how to discredit Celia.
(b) He plans how to kill the King.
(c) He tries to write a suicide letter.
(d) He tries to write an apology to Celia.

9. Who does Merivel say will judge Celia's progress?
(a) The King.
(b) Celia.
(c) Merivel.
(d) Celia's father.

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

11. What does Merivel tell Celia the King wants her to learn?
(a) The mysterious honor of the world.
(b) The changeful nature of things.
(c) The grace to find contentment.
(d) The natural order of the universe.

12. In what room does Celia lock herself?
(a) The chrysanthemum room.
(b) The sunflower room.
(c) The morning glory room.
(d) The marigold room.

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

14. What does Pearce say will happen to Merivel's love for the King?
(a) Merivel will cut the love out of himself.
(b) Merivel will expel the foul love.
(c) Merivel will keep the love hidden.
(d) Merivel will grow the love inside him.

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