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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Walter reveal the truth about Count Fosco to Pesca?
(a) To gain assistance.
(b) All of these.
(c) To gain Pesca's trust.
(d) Because Pesca is withholding information.

2. How soon after Laura accepts Walter's proposal do they marry?
(a) 1 year.
(b) One week.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 3 months.

3. Why does Walter return to Blackwater Park after seeking out evidence at the inn?
(a) He needs time to think.
(b) He wants to find Laura's brooch.
(c) He hopes to confront Sir Percival.
(d) He has time before his train leaves.

4. Once married, Walter notices Laura suffers from what?
(a) Constant anxiety.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Unnatural fears.
(d) Nightmares of her past.

5. In Knowlesbury, what crime is Walter accused of?
(a) Trespassing.
(b) Assault.
(c) Pickpocketing.
(d) Battery.

6. What does Walter reveal to Mrs. Clements after she tells him of Sir Percival's past?
(a) Laura is dead.
(b) Sir Percival is a proven liar.
(c) Sir Percival is wanted by the police.
(d) Anne is dead.

7. Where does Marian take Laura, upon her release from the asylum?
(a) Limmeridge House.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Blackwater Park.

8. What is Walter looking for at the church in Old Welmingham?
(a) A birth certificate for Sir Percival.
(b) Sir Percival's ex-wife.
(c) Proof of marriage for Sir Percival.
(d) He is not sure.

9. During Walter's confrontation, what does he demand from Count Fosco?
(a) Forgiveness for killing Sir Percival.
(b) The remaining money in Laura's fortune.
(c) The brooch Countess Fosco stole from Laura.
(d) A written confession regarding Laura's betrayal.

10. How does Count Fosco gain through the conspiracy against Laura?
(a) Laura had willed him a sum.
(b) His wife inherited Laura's money.
(c) Sir Percival paid him off.
(d) His brother inherited Laura's money.

11. Mrs. Clements was once a neighbor to who?
(a) Anne.
(b) Laura.
(c) Marian.
(d) Sir Percival.

12. Walter's employer believes that Walter is driven by which of the following?
(a) The drink.
(b) The law.
(c) Debt.
(d) A woman.

13. Why does Walter want to tell Laura of Sir Percival's secret face to face?
(a) She was married to him.
(b) She is in a fragile state.
(c) All of these.
(d) The news may upset her.

14. How many siblings does Sir Percival have?
(a) 1.
(b) 8.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

15. What does Walter discover at the church in Old Welmingham?
(a) A marriage record for Sir Percival's parents.
(b) A birth record for Sir Percival's father.
(c) Information on Sir Percival's insane brother.
(d) Proof that Sir Percival had a twin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the night at the opera, what does Walter risk by visiting Count Fosco alone?

2. Why does Solicitor Kyrle give Walter an envelope to give to Marian?

3. In order to gain Mrs Clements' trust, Marian and Walter remind her of what?

4. To relieve herself of anger, what does Marian do to Count Fosco's card?

5. Where did Anne walk daily, in her efforts to meet Laura?

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