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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 collection does the King show Merivel and his father?
(a) A jewel collection.
(b) A clock collection.
(c) A wine collection.
(d) An art collection.

2. How does Merivel feel about Celia?
(a) He likes her as a good friend.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He likes her but barely knows her.
(d) He doesn't like her.

3. In Merivel's dream of the King, what are his tears made of?
(a) Oil.
(b) Wine.
(c) Salt.
(d) Blood.

4. What does Finn bring Merivel as a first payment for using his influence?
(a) A bowl of plastic fruit.
(b) A new canvas and oil paints.
(c) A bird in a cage.
(d) A diamond necklace.

5. What does Merivel end up doing at the pub?
(a) Drinking until he passes out.
(b) Getting into a game of cards.
(c) Getting into a bar fight.
(d) Having sex with Meg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does Celia arrive at the mansion?

2. Who does Merivel learn traveled this way before?

3. What does Merivel study in college?

4. What is Merivel supposed to do for the Idle?

5. What does Celia do when Merivel kisses her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Celia come to the mansion?

4. What does Merivel fantasize about while he's having sex with Violet?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Celia act during her meetings with Merivel before the wedding?

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