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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 duel where the swordsmen are killed take place?
(a) At a party.
(b) At a funeral.
(c) At a royal ball.
(d) At a government meeting.

2. Why does Ferris want to go help with the rebellion?
(a) To become a hero for creating stability in the land.
(b) To take credit for Basil's ability to make peace with the rebels.
(c) So that the rebellious weavers won't attack his house.
(d) So he can appear to be Basil's ally.

3. 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.

4. Who is Michael Godwin having an affair with?
(a) Lord Halliday.
(b) Bertram Rossilion.
(c) Lord Horn.
(d) Richard St. Vier.

5. Why does Ferris invite Basil to dinner?
(a) To be able to spend time with Basil's wife.
(b) To gather information about Basil's life.
(c) To pretend to be Basil's ally.
(d) To poison Basil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Alec lost most of his money?

2. What entertainment does the Duchess have at her party?

3. How does Richard kill Brent?

4. What is most important to the high society in the novel?

5. Who wins, when Appethorpe spars with Michael in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Richard say after he kills Brent?

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

7. What happens when Alec wakes Richard during the night, after Richard's meeting with Katherine?

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

9. What interferes with Ferris speaking privately with Basil after their dinner together?

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

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