2. How does Alec react to Richard's present?
(a) He is not pleased.
(b) He is openly ecstatic.
(c) He is secretly thrilled.
(d) He is completely indifferent.

3. What time of day is it when Richard wakes at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Late morning.
(d) The middle of the night.

4. How has Alec lost most of his money?
(a) Playing dice.
(b) Betting on races.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Betting on fights.

5. Who is holding the gathering which Richard St. Vier shows up to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Duchess Tremontaine.
(b) Lady Halliday.
(c) Lord Karleigh.
(d) Lord Horn.

6. Who insults Hugo?
(a) Rosalie.
(b) Richard.
(c) Alec.
(d) Ginnie.

7. How did Alec once try to kill himself?
(a) By hanging himself.
(b) By slitting his wrists.
(c) By poisoning himself.
(d) By throwing himself off a bridge.

8. What is most important to the high society in the novel?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Power.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Money.

9. How does Michael leave, after his illicit meeting with a woman associated with his lover?
(a) Through the window.
(b) Through a back door.
(c) Through the basement.
(d) Through a secret tunnel.

10. Where does Richard practice his swordsmanship?
(a) Against a window.
(b) Against the wall.
(c) Against a coatrack.
(d) Against a bedpost.

11. Where has Lord Ferris promised Katherine she won't have to go again?
(a) Riverside.
(b) Outside his home.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) The Hill.

12. When Richard and Alec go out, what does Alec say they need to buy?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Coats.
(d) Shoes.

13. What are Richard and Alec hoping to find, when they go out?
(a) Some food.
(b) A party.
(c) Drinks.
(d) A fight.

14. Where does the Duchess invite Basil and Mary?
(a) To a picnic on her barge.
(b) To a dance in her home.
(c) To a luncheon in the town hall.
(d) To an outing to a local castle.

15. What is Alec doing when Richard awakes?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.