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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. What has Michael concerned himself with, since fleeing the city?

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

3. Who does Lord Horn want to help him with Richard?

4. What does Ferris worry will happen to Richard?

5. What makes Richard curious enough to follow Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard feel about the duel he participates in during Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Richard think about the audience at the performance he and Alec go to?

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

9. How does the Duchess act toward Michael?

10. How did Katherine end her position with Lord Ferris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss rulership and leadership in the novel, where the nobility in the upper class has complete control over rulership of the country.

1) How do the nobles view rulership? What does the position of leader mean to the leadership themselves?

2) How does Basil view rulership? What is his goal as a leader, and the closest thing the society has to a king?

3) What qualities make a good leader in the novel? What qualities make a bad leader? Explain with examples of both good and bad leaders from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters' values in the novel.

1) What are the values of the lower class? What do they find important?

2) What are Richard's values and how do they drive his actions? What are Alec and Katherine's values?

3) What are the values of the upper class? What do Lord Horn, Lord Ferris, and the Duchess value?

4) What does Basil value, and how do his values differ from other nobility? What about Michael? What does he value?

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