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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. How does Michael meet with Lord Horn, after Michael leaves his lover's house?
(a) Lord Horn almost runs him over.
(b) Lord Horn meets him in a tavern.
(c) Lord Horn finds him drunk on the street.
(d) Lord Horn comes to his house.

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

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

4. What weapon does the woman who is accosted by a drunk in the Three Keys Tavern have to defend herself with?
(a) A whip.
(b) A large club.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) A large knife.

5. How do the guests at the gathering react to Richard St. Vier's arrival?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are annoyed.
(c) They are delighted.
(d) They are frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Duchess invite her guests after the party?

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

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

4. Over what meal do Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine discuss the duel?

5. How does Alec react to Richard's present?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Richard St. Vier give his landlady when he first sees her in the novel, and why?

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

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

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

10. What does Richard say after he kills Brent?

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