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

2. What can't Merivel seem to capture in his paintings of Meg?
(a) The way her hair flows.
(b) The look in her eyes.
(c) The dual nature of her personality.
(d) The shape of her breasts.

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

4. How is the person in the story cured?
(a) By expelling a large worm in her excrement.
(b) By vomiting up a sac of eggs.
(c) By drowning and being resuscitated.
(d) By drinking a glass of poison.

5. What does Merivel want to learn to do well for Celia?
(a) Treat and cure animals.
(b) Paint her portrait.
(c) Play the oboe.
(d) Cook a dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whose benefit does the King ask Merivel to marry Celia?

2. What instrument does Merivel play to get the bird to sing?

3. What reply does Merivel get from the King?

4. What does Merivel order from Trench?

5. What job does the Justice of the Peace give to Merivel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why has Celia come to the mansion?

5. How does Merivel's message to Celia differ from what the King told him to say?

6. What does Merivel think about his promise as an artist before he begins trying to paint?

7. How does Merivel set about the job given to him by the Justice of the Peace?

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

9. How does Merivel get into Celia's room?

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

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