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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 is the Three Keys Tavern located?
(a) In the center of Riverside.
(b) Between Riverside and The Hill.
(c) In the center of The Hill.
(d) Between Riverside and the Old Market.

2. When Richard begins to fight Brent, what do the onlookers do?
(a) Bet on the outcome.
(b) Try to pull them apart.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Run from the area.

3. What does Alec do whenever Richard asks about Alec's past?
(a) Alec promises to trade Richard one fact about his past for a fact about Richard's.
(b) Alec refuses to acknowledge that Richard has said anything.
(c) Alec asks Richard not to question him.
(d) Alec tells Richard fanciful lies.

4. Why does Richard go up to the Hill at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) To go to a party.
(b) To find a new client.
(c) To get paid for a duel.
(d) To go to a funeral.

5. What state is Richard in when he arrives home after his meeting with Katherine?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is overly excited and restless.
(c) He is drugged.
(d) He is falling asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Richard buy for Alec?

2. How does swordfighting change how Michael feels about himself?

3. Who lives in Riverside?

4. What unusual item is the person trying to hire Richard wearing?

5. How many swordsman are killed, as the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard say after he kills Brent?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the job that Richard is approached with in Chapter 8.

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

9. What is the conflict between Lord Basil Halliday and Lord Karleigh?

10. How does Basil look in comparison to Michael?

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