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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard taste the drug Alec has been taking?
(a) On Alec's lips.
(b) On Alec's arm.
(c) In Alec's glass.
(d) In Alec's food.

2. How many people show up to Richard's public trial?
(a) The whole town.
(b) No one not required to attend.
(c) Only the Council members.
(d) Only the highest ranking Lords and their guests.

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

4. How does Lord Ferris react when he recognizes Alec?
(a) He feels that he has been betrayed by Alec.
(b) He feels that he is caught.
(c) He feels that he has been betrayed by the Duchess.
(d) He feels that he can undermine Alec's reputation.

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

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

7. What does Lord Ferris do when his plot is revealed?
(a) He denies any involvement.
(b) He pleads for the mercy of the court.
(c) He escapes the courtroom and flees.
(d) He accuses Alec of treason.

8. Where does Richard go to find Michael?
(a) A party.
(b) The council chamber.
(c) A tavern on The Hill.
(d) Michael's house.

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

10. What does the Duchess believe that Michael wants?
(a) Money.
(b) Fame.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

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

12. When Alec is kidnapped, where is he taken?
(a) A warehouse in the market district.
(b) Lord Horn's estate.
(c) The Duchess's barge.
(d) The back room of a tavern.

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

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

15. Why do Hugo and Ginnie tell Richard not to go to the performance?
(a) It is supposed to be boring.
(b) It is supposed to be bad luck for swordmen.
(c) It is supposed to be awful.
(d) It is supposed to be haunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard climb and hide in while he breaks into Lord Horn's house?

2. Who accepts Richard's challenge against Michael?

3. What has Michael concerned himself with, since fleeing the city?

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

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

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