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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Jordan done in response to Alexandra seeking him out?
(a) He is sorry that he had to go to London.
(b) He has not made himself available.
(c) He hasn't been told she is seeking him.
(d) He is obeying the wishes of the Dowager not to see her yet.

2. What is Alexandra studying when she is distracted?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Penmanship.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. What does Jordan intend to do about Alexandra?
(a) Find out more about her.
(b) Talk with her again to see if she will make a suitable wife.
(c) Forget her.
(d) Pay her a large sum of money.

4. Who is the Dowager Duchess of Hawthorne?
(a) Jordan's grandmother.
(b) Jordan's mother.
(c) Jordan's great-aunt.
(d) Jordan's aunt.

5. How does the Dowager Duchess respond to Jordan's story about being attacked?
(a) She is disbelieving.
(b) She is calm.
(c) She is hysterical.
(d) She is angry.

6. What would not shock Jordan?
(a) His mother lying with a commoner.
(b) His mother leaving his father.
(c) Anything a woman does.
(d) His mother making Jordan go to Eton.

7. What does Mrs. Lawrence learn about her husband?
(a) He had another family in London.
(b) He has gambled away his fortune.
(c) He has made some excellent investments and the family is well off.
(d) He is having an affair with his cousin.

8. What does Jordan say about Alexandra?
(a) She is dull witted.
(b) She is kind.
(c) She is a country bumpkin.
(d) She is haughty.

9. About what is the Dowager Duchess surprised?
(a) That the suppsed bandits wore such fine clothes.
(b) That Alexandra could find a suit of armor small enough to fit her.
(c) That no one has ambused Jordan before now given his reputation.
(d) That Alexandra did not ask for money.

10. What does Alexandra study very intensely over the next several days?
(a) Etiquette.
(b) Riding like a lady for the upcoming hunt.
(c) The names and lineages of the peerage.
(d) Nothing; she is still grieving.

11. What does Mrs. Lawrence decide to do?
(a) Get Jordan to marry Alexandra.
(b) Get the King to do something about the bandits.
(c) She has decided yet.
(d) Request money from Jordan.

12. How does Alexandra reply to Jordan telling her not to worry?
(a) She is disappointed.
(b) She never imagined he would sleep with her.
(c) She thinks they will be safe without his having to stay up by the fire all night.
(d) She hopes the servants will like her.

13. What does Jordan think as far as having sex with Alexandra?
(a) He will that night.
(b) He will only do so to get an heir.
(c) He won't for a year or so.
(d) He hopes she will initiate the process.

14. What is the special occasion of the day?
(a) Alexandra's birthday.
(b) Jordan's mother's birthday.
(c) Mary Ellen's birthday.
(d) Jordan's birthday.

15. How does the information about her husband affect Mrs. Lawrence?
(a) She is taking it in stride and forgives him.
(b) She is relieved that Alexandra does not have to marry for money.
(c) She requests a divorce.
(d) She becomes useless to the household.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexandra say is not enough upon which to base a marriage?

2. What type of man does Alexandra want to marry?

3. What does Alexandra tell Jordan when she first sees him after being measured for clothing?

4. With whom is Jordan in bed at the opening of the book?

5. What condition does Alexandra set for staying with the Townsendes?

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