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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 successful is Merivel's first use of the plague cure?
(a) The woman he gives it to dies.
(b) The woman he gives it to gets sick but doesn't die.
(c) The woman he gives it to is on her deathbed, and she is cured.
(d) The woman he gives it to does not get sick after several weeks.

2. What name does Merivel go by at Whittlesea?
(a) Merivel.
(b) Sir Robert.
(c) Robert.
(d) Robby.

3. How does Pearce feel about Merivel being at the hospital?
(a) He thinks Merivel should leave.
(b) He thinks Merivel belongs there.
(c) He thinks Merivel should never have come.
(d) He thinks Merivel should stay a short while.

4. What guidelines does Ambrose set up for Merivel seeing Katherine?
(a) He can see her one half hour a day and never at night.
(b) He can see her three times a day for twenty minutes.
(c) He can see her one hour a day and fifteen minutes each night.
(d) He can see her once every two days.

5. What is the straw resting-place for the doll called?
(a) The manger.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Home.
(d) The nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the King respond to Merivel's letter, asking to visit?

2. What is written on the gate?

3. How does Merivel celebrate his birthday when Katherine is pregnant?

4. Where does Merivel meet Finn, after not seeing him for a long time?

5. How does Merivel feel about Katherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Merivel illicitly visits Katherine?

2. Describe Edmund's dreams.

3. How does Merivel react to Piepold?

4. What does Pearce wonder about flowers?

5. How does Merivel feel about Bath?

6. What does the King advise Merivel to do with his life?

7. What act of bravery does Merivel commit?

8. Who makes up the staff of Whittlesea Hospital?

9. How are the most insane patients treated?

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

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