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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 knocks on Richard's door with the news that Lord Horn's swordsmen are dead?
(a) Michael.
(b) Katherine.
(c) A messenger.
(d) Ginnie.

2. Who arrives at the trial to testify at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Alec.
(b) Lord Ferris.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Lord Halliday.

3. Who follows Alec when he leaves the theater?
(a) Two swordsmen.
(b) A nobleman.
(c) A woman.
(d) Two children.

4. Who knocks Michael out after the duel?
(a) A group of thugs.
(b) Richard.
(c) A disguised woman.
(d) Lord Horn.

5. Back at his apartment, where does Richard lie down for a nap?
(a) The chair where Alec used to nap.
(b) The floor where Alec used to play with the kitten.
(c) The bed where he and Alec used to lay together.
(d) The couch where Alec used to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Basil rely on to bring in Richard?

2. What does the Duchess believe that Michael wants?

3. What does the Duchess's servant invite Richard to join the Duchess in drinking?

4. How many of Lord Horn's swordsmen have been killed?

5. What does Katherine say to Richard about the ambush?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alec give to the Duchess?

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

3. How do the men who capture Richard incapacitate him?

4. How does Lord Ferris see his relationship with the Duchess?

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

6. For what reason does Richard claim he killed Lord Horn?

7. What happens at the beginning of the formal inquiry into Lord Horn's death?

8. Describe the game played at the Duchess's party in Chapter 19.

9. What is Richard and Alec's last night together like?

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

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