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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Applethorpe lose his arm?
(a) In an act of revenge for killing someone in a duel.
(b) In a swordfight.
(c) Falling off a cliff.
(d) In a street accident.

2. Where does the duel where the swordsmen are killed take place?
(a) At a party.
(b) At a funeral.
(c) At a government meeting.
(d) At a royal ball.

3. What is the value of the present Richard brings Alec?
(a) Its only value is as a doorstop.
(b) It is extremely valuable.
(c) It has no value at all.
(d) It has a small value.

4. How does Richard kill Brent?
(a) He stabs Brent in the heart.
(b) He cracks Brent's neck.
(c) He slits Brent's throat.
(d) He stabs Brent in the stomach.

5. What is Lady Godwin's son Michael's reaction to his mother's conversation with Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is fascinated.
(d) He is bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what meal do Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine discuss the duel?

2. Who tries to talk to Alec on the street on the night of the Duchess's party?

3. Where does the Duchess invite Basil and Mary?

4. What time of day is it when Richard wakes at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. What is most important to the high society in the novel?

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