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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two people Merivel says he has truly loved?
(a) Celia and Pearce.
(b) Violet and the King.
(c) Pearce and the King.
(d) Violet and Celia.

2. How does Merivel feel about Katherine?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He feels like a brother to her.
(d) He lusts after her.

3. Where does Merivel find a formula for a supposed cure for the plague?
(a) In one of Pearce's books.
(b) In a book in the King's library.
(c) In one of his father's books.
(d) In a book in Katherine's mother's house.

4. What do the men in the George Fox building make?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Sailcloth.
(c) Boots.
(d) Chains.

5. Who has purchased Merivel's former home, Bidnold Manor?
(a) A French nobleman.
(b) A Spanish bullfighter.
(c) A royal Belgian.
(d) A Swedish tradesman.

6. What has happened to Katherine?
(a) She is hallucinating.
(b) She is ill with the plague.
(c) She has tried to kill herself a second time.
(d) She is pregnant.

7. How does Merivel treat Katherine?
(a) He wraps herbs around her head.
(b) He uses leeches on her.
(c) He gives her a potion.
(d) He bleeds her from her arm.

8. Who comes to the hospital for a visit and is turned away?
(a) The King.
(b) Katherine's mother.
(c) Violet.
(d) Celia.

9. What does Merivel do to help Katherine fall asleep?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He rubs her feet.
(c) He reads to her.
(d) He rubs her back.

10. What theory does Merivel give at his first contribution to the nightly meeting at the hospital?
(a) That insanity is a false diagnosis.
(b) That insanity is contagious and patients should be separated.
(c) That insanity is progressive and should be caught early.
(d) That insanity is not contained in the body's fluids.

11. How does the King feel about Celia?
(a) He no longer cares for her and has sent her away.
(b) He loves her, but she has left him.
(c) He loves her and has abandoned his other lovers to be with her.
(d) He hates her and has her imprisoned.

12. How does the King respond to Merivel's letter, asking to visit?
(a) The King invites him to a large ball.
(b) The King invites him to a luncheon.
(c) The King does not respond.
(d) The King invites him to Sunday dinner.

13. Who does Merivel go to after leaving the manor for good?
(a) Nell.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Violet.
(d) Celia.

14. Where do the others tell Edmund he can find God?
(a) In himself.
(b) In church.
(c) In the Scriptures.
(d) In his work.

15. What did the woman from Harvey die of?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Liver failure.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Lung disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is the staff at Whittlesea Hospital?

2. At the funeral, what does Merivel express toward Pearce?

3. What does Merivel name the baby?

4. What is the straw resting-place for the doll called?

5. How has Merivel changed physically at Whittlesea?

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