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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 are the two people Merivel says he has truly loved?
(a) Violet and the King.
(b) Violet and Celia.
(c) Celia and Pearce.
(d) Pearce and the King.

2. What does Piepold spend his days thinking of?
(a) Ways to escape.
(b) Ways to conquer England.
(c) Ways to harm himself.
(d) Ways to kill people.

3. What does Ambrose make Merivel do before passing through the gate?
(a) Read the writing on the gate.
(b) Give proof of his identity.
(c) Answer a riddle.
(d) Write an inscription on the gate.

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

5. Where does Merivel meet Finn, after not seeing him for a long time?
(a) At Whitehall.
(b) In a pub.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in the house when Merivel emerges from his illness?

2. How much does Merivel pay Finn for his portrait?

3. How do Merivel and Katherine leave for London?

4. What do the female patients do for exercise?

5. Who helps Merivel make a rag doll for Katherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Katherine to try to hang herself?

2. Who makes up the staff of Whittlesea Hospital?

3. How does Merivel feel about Bath?

4. What does Pearce wonder about flowers?

5. How does Will feel about his master leaving?

6. What happens when Merivel illicitly visits Katherine?

7. How does the King feel about Merivel, after time has passed?

8. How does Merivel react to Piepold?

9. What does Merivel discover when he examines Pearce?

10. How does Merivel feel about Pearce?

(see the answer keys)

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