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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Duchess invite her guests after the party?
(a) To the town square.
(b) To a midnight picnic in the field.
(c) To her house.
(d) To the council chambers.

2. What entertainment does the Duchess have at her party?
(a) A jester.
(b) Sword fighting.
(c) A circus troupe.
(d) Fireworks.

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

4. Who has been trying to take the job that's waiting for Richard?
(a) Michael Godwin.
(b) Hugo Seville.
(c) Vincent Applethorpe.
(d) Basil Halliday.

5. Who lives on the Hill?
(a) The outcasts.
(b) The merchant class.
(c) The military.
(d) The aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Michael tell that he is practicing sword fighting?

2. Who is Michael Godwin having an affair with?

3. What do the commoners do on the night of the Duchess's party?

4. What does the Duchess give to the man Michael believes she is having an affair with?

5. What is Lady Godwin's son Michael's reaction to his mother's conversation with Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard reply to Lord Horn's letter?

2. What does Ginnie Vandall think of Richard's performance in the sword fight?

3. Why is the idea of becoming a swordsman a joke for Michael?

4. What does Richard tell Katherine about Alec's background?

5. What do the houses in Old Market look like?

6. What is Alec's advice to Richard about the job Richard has been offered?

7. How does the Duchess act toward Michael during the party?

8. What is the most common assumption about who hired St. Vier for the fight?

9. How does Lord Horn end up angry at Michael during the Duchess's party?

10. Describe what Michael overhears between Michael's casual male lover and the woman Michael has just slept with.

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