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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 does Lord Blakeney's wife say her husband has too much of?

2. What does Chauvelin say he has to have before he will fulfill his side of the bargain with Margeurite?

3. What changed the relationship between Margeurite and her husband?

4. Where is Lord Blakeney's wife going when Andrew learns a sad fact about her?

5. What is the Fisherman's Rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between the Blakeneys appear when they are in public together?

2. What does Chauvelin offer Marguerite in return for her cooperation?

3. What will happen if Marguerite does not help Chauvelin?

4. What makes Jellyband nervous while serving guests at his inn?

5. What does Lord Blakeney do when he is challenged to a duel in the Fisherman's Rest?

6. What is most upsetting to Marguerite about being blackmailed by Chauvelin?

7. How does Marguerite make Andrew think that she has not seen what was written on the letter he received at the ball?

8. What will happen if Marguerite complies with and helps Chauvelin?

9. What does Chauvelin say after tying up Antony and Andrew?

10. What did Chauvelin find that made Lady Blakeney willing to help him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was blackmail used in this plot, and what characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

How does the time period of this book differ from our own time period. Why is this book placed in this time setting rather than a more modern one?

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