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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. Who is allowed to see Richard when he is imprisoned?
(a) Only the Duchess.
(b) No one.
(c) Only Lord Halliday.
(d) Only Lord Ferris.

2. What does Alec do when Richard is invited to join the Duchess?
(a) He laughs and tells Richard to go.
(b) He begs to come along.
(c) He raises an eyebrow but says nothing.
(d) He leaves in a tiff.

3. What is Alec doing when Richard returns home, after going out?
(a) Burning pages of a book.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drawing on the walls.

4. Where does Katherine tell Richard to come with her?
(a) Into the street to talk privately.
(b) To Richard's landlady's home.
(c) To a house in the Old Market.
(d) To a disused cottage on the Hill.

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 19?
(a) Seasonably warm but cooling.
(b) Unseasonably cold.
(c) Unseasonably warm.
(d) Seasonably cool but warming.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ferris and Lord Horn speak privately, what does Ferris tell Lord Horn?

2. What is the Duchess's relationship to Alec?

3. What does Alec think Richard should have for the performance?

4. What does Katherine tell Richard when she meets him at the tavern?

5. What possibility does Lord Ferris hold over Katherine's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Alec and Richard react to Lord Horn lying at the trial?

2. What does Richard think of the performance he and Alec go to?

3. How does the Duchess see her relationship with Lord Ferris?

4. What does Richard say about the death of Lord Horn's swordsmen?

5. What letter do the kidnappers ask Alec to write to Richard?

6. How does Lord Horn feel when he finds Richard has broken into his house?

7. Why does Lord Ferris want to see Richard after he is captured?

8. How does Lord Horn respond to Alec?

9. After Richard leaves the Duchess's estate, what is Alec's attitude?

10. During his meeting with the Duchess, what does Richard learn about the betting about him?

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