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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of party does the Duchess hold in Chapter 19?
(a) A bocce party.
(b) A tennis party.
(c) A croquet party.
(d) A tea party.

2. What does Richard say to his opponent at the end of the duel?
(a) Richard thanks his opponent.
(b) Richard says he is sorry.
(c) Richard laughs at his opponent.
(d) Richard says his opponent is a fool.

3. What does Alec offer Richard when he walks into Richard's apartment at the end of the novel?
(a) Love.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Some supper.
(d) A book.

4. Who is allowed to see Richard when he is imprisoned?
(a) Only the Duchess.
(b) No one.
(c) Only Lord Halliday.
(d) Only Lord Ferris.

5. What does the Duchess's servant invite Richard to join the Duchess in drinking?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Hot chocolate.

6. What does Basil Halliday think about the nobility's power?
(a) He thinks the nobility's power is well-balanced.
(b) He thinks the nobility has too much power in some ways and too little in other ways.
(c) He thinks the nobility has too little power.
(d) He thinks the nobility has too much power.

7. How does Alec react to Richard killing Lord Horn?
(a) He's frightened of Richard.
(b) He's happy.
(c) He's angry.
(d) He's sad.

8. What does Richard give Alec to wear when they go to the performance?
(a) Rings.
(b) Cufflinks.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A jacket.

9. Who knocks Michael out after the duel?
(a) Richard.
(b) A disguised woman.
(c) Lord Horn.
(d) A group of thugs.

10. What is the performance Alec wants Richard to go to called?
(a) A Duel Meaning.
(b) The Swordsman's Tragedy.
(c) Swordspoint.
(d) The Perfect Duel.

11. What has Michael concerned himself with, since fleeing the city?
(a) The Duchess's dye imports.
(b) The Duchess's relations with foreign monarchs.
(c) The Duchess's wool imports.
(d) The Duchess's relations with foreign sculptors.

12. How difficult is it for Richard to break into Lord Horn's house?
(a) It seems difficult, but turns out to be easy.
(b) Very easy.
(c) It seems easy, but turns out to be difficult.
(d) Very difficult.

13. Whose home is Michael brought to after he is knocked unconscious?
(a) Duchess Tremontaine's.
(b) Lord Horn's.
(c) Richard's.
(d) His own.

14. What does Katherine tell Richard when she meets him at the tavern?
(a) She wants to protect him from noblemen like Lord Ferris.
(b) She needs his help to save Alec from trouble.
(c) She wants to help him find Alec.
(d) She wants to run away with him.

15. What is the first injury Richard inflicts on Lord Horn?
(a) He cuts Lord Horn's throat.
(b) He cuts Lord Horn's stomach.
(c) He cuts Lord Horn's arm.
(d) He cuts Lord Horn's face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lord Ferris want to meet with, after he hears that Michael has left town?

2. What is Alec's mood when he returns home?

3. What does Alec do when he realizes he's being followed?

4. What is the Duchess's relationship to Alec?

5. What does Lord Ferris do when his plot is revealed?

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