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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Riverside?

2. Who lives on the Hill?

3. What is Alec doing when Richard awakes?

4. What does Applethorpe think of Michael's ability?

5. How does Alec see Richard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't it matter what Michael is wearing at the Duchess's party?

3. What explanation does Lord Ferris give Katherine for asking her to stay with himself, Lord Horn, and Basil?

4. How does Michael respond to Applethorpe asking him to put more effort into his swordsman training?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Richard tell Katherine about Alec's background?

10. What do the houses in Old Market look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The society of the nobles is filled with secrecy and manipulation. Discuss secrecy and manipulation and their role in the novel.

1) How do the nobles manipulate each other and those around them? What are they trying to achieve through manipulation? Use examples from the book.

2) What kinds of secrets do the characters in the novel keep, both about themselves and about others?

3) How does Alec's secrecy about his past differ from the noblemens' secrecy about their plots and schemes?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, Richard seeks revenge for Alec. Discuss revenge in the novel.

1) Why does Richard want to hurt those who have hurt Alec? What motives are mixed with a desire for revenge?

2) What other characters want vengeance in the novel? How do they seek revenge? How do characters hurt others who have hurt them?

3) What is Michael's attitude toward revenge? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the novel's point of view.

1) Why does the novel move between different characters' points of view? What different perspectives does it give the reader?

2) What are the primary characters whose points of view are shown in the novel? Find a character who never takes the narrative point of view. Why is this character excluded?

3) How much does the reader's perspective change as the point of view switches between different characters or areas of the society?

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