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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. How does Merivel feel about his sexual affair with Katherine?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Sad.
(d) Ecstatic.

2. What religion is the staff at Whittlesea Hospital?
(a) Calvinist.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Catholic.

3. What disease does Merivel come down with?
(a) Chicken Pox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Measles.
(d) Influenza.

4. From what symptoms is Pearce suffering?
(a) Stomach pains, racing heart, and insomnia.
(b) Lung pain, trouble breathing, and sweats.
(c) Confusion, loss of balance, and headaches.
(d) Muscle aches, weakness, and fever.

5. Who comes to the hospital for a visit and is turned away?
(a) Katherine's mother.
(b) Celia.
(c) The King.
(d) Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the female patients do for exercise?

2. Where does Merivel find a formula for a supposed cure for the plague?

3. How does Merivel treat Katherine?

4. What does Merivel do to help Katherine fall asleep?

5. What guidelines does Ambrose set up for Merivel seeing Katherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the most insane patients treated?

2. What prompts Katherine to try to hang herself?

3. Describe Edmund's dreams.

4. What news does the King give Merivel when Merivel answers the summons?

5. How does Katherine react to the world outside the hospital?

6. How does Merivel treat Katherine on their journey?

7. How does Merivel react to Piepold?

8. What is Merivel able to do at the funeral that he could not do while Pearce was alive?

9. How does Merivel react to Katherine's death?

10. What happens when Merivel illicitly visits Katherine?

(see the answer keys)

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