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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal does the King ask Merivel to cure?
(a) A cat.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A swan.
(d) A dog.

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

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

5. What narrative perspective does the novel use?
(a) Third person semi-omnicient.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

6. What is Celia's reaction when the bird dies?
(a) She refuses to believe it.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is distraught.
(d) She is relieved.

7. How does Merivel feel about the loss of his dog?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He is glad.

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

9. What piece of attire does Merivel find sweaty and itchy?
(a) Pants.
(b) A hat.
(c) A wig.
(d) Undergarments.

10. What is draped over Meg in Merivel's pictures?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A curtain.
(d) A towel.

11. What does Nell tell Merivel will happen to him?
(a) A fall from grace.
(b) An unexpected business opportunity.
(c) A chance for love.
(d) An encounter with a stranger.

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

13. What did Finn buy for his interview with the King?
(a) Expensive new clothes.
(b) A gift of a gold clock.
(c) A set of paints and brushes.
(d) A fine pheasant dinner.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Merivel learn traveled this way before?

2. Which Cambridge college did Merivel attend?

3. What does the King plan to do about his affair with Celia?

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

5. How does Merivel think Celia looks when she arrives?

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