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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lord Horn offer Richard, when Richard breaks into his house?
(a) A powerful position.
(b) A favor.
(c) Money.
(d) Jewels.

2. What does Katherine say to Richard about the ambush?
(a) She claims she didn't know he was going to be ambushed.
(b) She says the ambush was his own fault.
(c) She apologizes for leading him into the ambush.
(d) She is proud of leading him into the ambush.

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

4. After Richard kills Lord Horn, who is looking for him?
(a) Soldiers and bounty hunters.
(b) Michael.
(c) The Duchess's men.
(d) Katherine.

5. Who arrives at the trial to testify at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Alec.
(b) Lord Ferris.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Lord Halliday.

6. What does Richard climb and hide in while he breaks into Lord Horn's house?
(a) Ancient oak trees.
(b) Decorative plants.
(c) Delicately carved walls.
(d) Ornate statuary.

7. What does Basil Halliday think about the use of swordsmen to defend a nobleman's honor?
(a) He thinks it's barbaric.
(b) He thinks it's elegant.
(c) He thinks it's cliche.
(d) He thinks it's reasonable.

8. When Ferris and Lord Horn speak privately, what does Ferris tell Lord Horn?
(a) He warns Lord Horn to beware of Richard.
(b) He warns Lord Horn to stay away from the Duchess.
(c) He congratulates Lord Horn for his success with the Duchess.
(d) He congratulates Lord Horn for his success with Alec.

9. What happens when Lord Ferris tries to visit the Duchess?
(a) He is admistted but the Duchess refuses to converse with him.
(b) He is refused admittance.
(c) He is admitted, but no one is home.
(d) He is welcomed by the Duchess.

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

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

12. When Alec leaves Richard, where does Richard believe he's gone?
(a) To the courts to plead for Richard's life.
(b) Back among the rich.
(c) Out of the country.
(d) To another lover in the slums.

13. What is Alec's attitude toward being the Duchess's heir?
(a) He wants her fortune and her power.
(b) He wants nothing to do with it.
(c) He wants her fortune but not her power.
(d) He wants her power but not her fortune.

14. What does Lord Ferris say about the House of Tremontaine after his plot is revealed?
(a) He claims that they have mislead him.
(b) He claims that they undermine the institution of nobility.
(c) He accuses them of treachery against Basil.
(d) He apologizes for misrepresenting them.

15. Who knocks on Richard's door with the news that Lord Horn's swordsmen are dead?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Michael.
(d) Ginnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Richard curious enough to follow Michael?

2. Whose house does Alec go to?

3. How does Richard taste the drug Alec has been taking?

4. Who follows Alec when he leaves the theater?

5. Does Richard admit to killing Lord Horn at his trial?

(see the answer keys)

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