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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the King plan to do about his affair with Celia?
(a) Continue it quietly.
(b) End it quickly.
(c) Make it openly known.
(d) End it over a few weeks.

4. Who does Merivel go to for comfort after talking with Celia?
(a) Lord Bathurst.
(b) Lady Bathurst.
(c) Pearce.
(d) Finn.

5. What does Merivel perform an autopsy on as a boy?
(a) A crow.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A starling.
(d) A wren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What internal organ does Merivel touch in a patient's body?

2. Where is Merivel's painting instructor living?

3. How does Merivel feel toward Celia?

4. What does Merivel tell Celia the King wants her to learn?

5. What age does Merivel turn at the beginning of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Merivel's job at the palace?

2. Describe what Pearce tells Merivel about the present Finn brings.

3. What does Merivel think about when he visits Kaw?

4. Why does Degeulasse de Gourly come to visit Merivel?

5. Explain the metaphor in the story that Pearce tells Merivel.

6. What is wrong with Lady Bathurst's husband?

7. How does Merivel convince Lady Bathurst that she has nothing to worry about regarding Celia?

8. What is Merivel's reaction to the letter about Rosie?

9. What is the distinction between the Idle and the Impotent?

10. What does Merivel tell Finn when Finn asks for the favor?

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