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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) Violet and Celia.
(b) Celia and Pearce.
(c) Violet and the King.
(d) Pearce and the King.

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

3. What is unusual about Merivel's sexual encounter with Katherine?
(a) Merivel has difficulty performing.
(b) Katherine is perfectly still.
(c) It has religious overtones.
(d) They roleplay that they're old.

4. How does Merivel feel about his sexual affair with Katherine?
(a) Sad.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Nervous.

5. How has Merivel changed physically at Whittlesea?
(a) He has gained weight.
(b) He has grown stooped.
(c) He has not changed.
(d) He has lost weight.

6. What calms Katherine down?
(a) A doll.
(b) A book.
(c) Merivel's presence.
(d) A religious statue.

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

8. From what symptoms is Pearce suffering?
(a) Lung pain, trouble breathing, and sweats.
(b) Confusion, loss of balance, and headaches.
(c) Stomach pains, racing heart, and insomnia.
(d) Muscle aches, weakness, and fever.

9. What does Ambrose tell Merivel?
(a) That he must stop practicing medicine.
(b) That he must commit to become a Quaker.
(c) That he must leave Whittlesea.
(d) That he must begin working at manual labor in the grounds.

10. What news comes to Merivel and the King while they are talking?
(a) A fire is raging through London.
(b) London Bridge has fallen.
(c) An outbreak of the plague has occurred.
(d) The river has flooded.

11. How does Merivel celebrate his birthday when Katherine is pregnant?
(a) Merivel and Katherine throw a big party.
(b) Merivel keeps it a secret and doesn't celebrate.
(c) Merivel and Katherine celebrate quietly together.
(d) Katherine throws a surprise party for Merivel.

12. What natural alternative treatments does Merivel think of for extracting fluids?
(a) Sweating and weeping.
(b) Sweating and pissing.
(c) Vomitting and weeping.
(d) Pissing and vomiting.

13. What name does Merivel go by at Whittlesea?
(a) Sir Robert.
(b) Merivel.
(c) Robert.
(d) Robby.

14. Where does Merivel meet Finn, after not seeing him for a long time?
(a) In a church.
(b) At Whitehall.
(c) In a park.
(d) In a pub.

15. What does Ambrose make Merivel do before passing through the gate?
(a) Give proof of his identity.
(b) Write an inscription on the gate.
(c) Read the writing on the gate.
(d) Answer a riddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while Merivel is trying to cure Katherine?

2. How successful is Merivel's first use of the plague cure?

3. Who does Merivel think about as he leaves with Katherine?

4. Where does Merivel go after he leaves the manor for good?

5. How does Merivel's old friend greet him?

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