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

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

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

4. How do Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine describe Michael?
(a) As polite and dutiful.
(b) As surly and morose.
(c) As handsome and elegant.
(d) As happy and clever.

5. How many terms has Lady Halliday's husband served in the Council of Lords?
(a) He's on his third term.
(b) He's on his seventh term.
(c) He's on his first term.
(d) He's on his fifth term.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katherine give to Richard?

2. What is Basil's position on swordsmen's right to refuse a job?

3. What does Michael Godwin ask Richard?

4. What does Lord Ferris hope to gain after Basil is killed?

5. Where do Richard and Alec go to find out who wants to hire Richard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Michael originally decide that he will sleep with Lord Horn?

2. What is Michael's relationship with Vincent Applethorpe?

3. Why are Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine annoyed when Lady Godwin and her son arrive?

4. How does Michael respond to Applethorpe asking him to put more effort into his swordsman training?

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

6. Who do Richard and Alec meet as they watch the party, and what does this person tell Richard?

7. When Basil meets with Lord Ferris, what does he ask Lord Ferris to do?

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

9. What explanation does Lord Ferris give Katherine for asking her to stay with himself, Lord Horn, and Basil?

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

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