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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. Who is the story Pearce tells Merivel about?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A king's servant.
(c) A patient in a mental hospital.
(d) A traveling medicine salesperson.

2. What does Pearce say will happen to Merivel's love for the King?
(a) Merivel will expel the foul love.
(b) Merivel will grow the love inside him.
(c) Merivel will keep the love hidden.
(d) Merivel will cut the love out of himself.

3. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1554.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1664.

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

5. Who does Celia love?
(a) No one.
(b) Only the King.
(c) The King and Merivel.
(d) Only Merivel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Merivel's dog's name?

2. What does Pearce say about Merivel's love for the King?

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

4. What gift does the King give Merivel?

5. What does the King commission Finn to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Finn tells Merivel about the present Finn brings.

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

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

6. How does Merivel imagine the representation of his astrological sign?

7. Who has Celia invited to the house, and why?

8. How does Merivel feel about life at the palace?

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

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

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