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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. What is Katherine's current profession?
(a) Chambermaid.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Cook.
(d) Hunter.

2. Who is holding the gathering which Richard St. Vier shows up to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Lord Horn.
(b) Duchess Tremontaine.
(c) Lord Karleigh.
(d) Lady Halliday.

3. Who wins, when Appethorpe spars with Michael in Chapter 11?
(a) Applethorpe, but with difficulty.
(b) Applethorpe, easily.
(c) Michael, but with difficulty.
(d) Michael, easily.

4. What time of day is it when Richard wakes at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) The middle of the night.
(b) Late morning.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

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 first term.
(c) He's on his fifth term.
(d) He's on his seventh term.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alec once try to kill himself?

2. What group begins a revolt?

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

4. Why does Ferris invite Basil to dinner?

5. What does Applethorpe think of Michael's ability?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is it ill-advised for Lord Horn to send the letter he sends to Richard?

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

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

7. Who does Richard tell Ginnie to thank, and why?

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

9. What does Richard say after he kills Brent?

10. Why doesn't it matter what Michael is wearing at the Duchess's party?

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