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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 is poisoned?
(a) No one.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Nordstrom.
(d) The Dowager.

2. What does Alexandra decide she wants?
(a) A divorce or annulment.
(b) To make things better with Jordan.
(c) To divorce Jordan and marry Tony.
(d) To get an annulment and join a convent.

3. What does Fawkes tell Jordan?
(a) That he truly believes Alexandra is setting Jordan up.
(b) That he is ending his contract with Jordan since Jordan won't listen to him.
(c) That his preparations for protecting Jordan are in place.
(d) That Jordan should move back to London where Fawkes can protect him better.

4. What does Fawkes say about the upcoming party?
(a) It is going to be hard for his men to stay in the background.
(b) He is sticking close to Tony.
(c) It's a good way to flush out whoever is after Jordan.
(d) It's a trap.

5. What does Filbert say when Alexandra asks if all is prepared?
(a) Yes, except the cake from London has not yet arrived.
(b) No because the guests from London have not yet arrived.
(c) He does not understand why she is throwing a party for such an undeserving husband.
(d) No because Fawkes won't cooperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duchess see about Alexandra?

2. What does Alexandra anticipate from Jordan that she does not get?

3. What sort of wife does Jordan want?

4. What does Melanie suggest to Alexandra?

5. Where do Alexandra and Jordan go the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra do that upsets Jordan the next morning and what does he order her to do?

2. How do Jordan and Alexandra differ in their reactions to being at Hawthorne?

3. Why does the Dowager ask Lord Ponsonby to dance with Alexandra and how does she respond?

4. How does Jordan learn the truth about Alexandra's behavior while he was imprisoned?

5. What gossip does the Dowager Duchess start?

6. What increases Fawkes' belief that Alexandra and Anthony are plotting to kill Jordan?

7. What does everyone not know about Jordan at the time of Alexandra's coming out ball?

8. What does Jordan initiate on the picnic and how does it reveal his feelings for Alexandra?

9. What happens as Jordan is talking with Lord Camden and what does Jordan do as a result?

10. Why is Alexandra's status as a young, desirable widow worrisome to the Dowager Duchess?

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