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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 instrument does Merivel play to get the bird to sing?
(a) A lyre.
(b) A flute.
(c) An oboe.
(d) A dulcimer.

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

3. What does Merivel give to Degeulasse de Gourly?
(a) A powder that will arouse his wife.
(b) A potion to sooth the bowels.
(c) A draught to help with sleeplessness.
(d) A suggested cure for inflamed skin.

4. How soon does the King offer to take Celia back, if she gives up her demand?
(a) Two months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four months.

5. What does Merivel ask for in his letter to the King?
(a) A job.
(b) Acknowledgement.
(c) Money.
(d) Political power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Finn buy for his interview with the King?

2. In what room does Celia lock herself?

3. What is Celia's reaction when the bird dies?

4. How does Lady Bathurst react to Celia moving into the mansion?

5. What do the merrymakers at the wedding tie onto Merivel's private parts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Merivel tell the King after drinking the tampered wine?

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

4. What is Merivel's response to the King summoning him with a letter?

5. What does Merivel do after he leaves Celia on their wedding night?

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

7. Why can't Merivel do what Finn asks of him?

8. Explain what the King hopes to gain by having Merivel marry Celia.

9. Why doesn't Merivel try to treat his dog himself?

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

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