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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the female patients do for exercise?
(a) Play tennis on the lawn.
(b) Play a game with an imaginary ball.
(c) Play hide and go seek.
(d) Walk and skip around an oak tree.

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

3. What did the King think of the portrait Finn painted?
(a) He didn't like it.
(b) He thought it was barely satisfactory.
(c) He liked it, but not greatly.
(d) He loved it and thought it was a masterwork.

4. Who does Merivel mistake for his mother?
(a) A haberdasher's wife.
(b) A servant of the King's.
(c) A barmaid.
(d) A shop owner.

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

6. After leaving London, who does Merivel go to see?
(a) Finn.
(b) The King.
(c) Pearce.
(d) Celia's father.

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

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

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

10. What is the straw resting-place for the doll called?
(a) Bethlehem.
(b) The nest.
(c) The manger.
(d) Home.

11. How many games does Merivel win?
(a) Three out of seven.
(b) Seven out of seven.
(c) One out of seven.
(d) Five out of seven.

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

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

14. How does Pearce feel about Merivel being at the hospital?
(a) He thinks Merivel should stay a short while.
(b) He thinks Merivel should leave.
(c) He thinks Merivel should never have come.
(d) He thinks Merivel belongs there.

15. At the funeral, what does Merivel express toward Pearce?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Pity.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news comes to Merivel and the King while they are talking?

2. What religion is the staff at Whittlesea Hospital?

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

4. What instigated Katherine's illness?

5. Who are the two people Merivel says he has truly loved?

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