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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the brand on Pesca's arm?
(a) A stripe.
(b) A circle.
(c) A star.
(d) All of these.

2. At the opera, Walter and Pesca watch Count Fosco from where?
(a) The balcony.
(b) Backstage.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) The orchestra.

3. How did Marian first hear that Laura had been placed in the asylum?
(a) In a letter.
(b) In a phone call.
(c) Visits from the asylum.
(d) A message from Laura.

4. While in hiding, how much money do Laura, Walter, and Marian have in the bank?
(a) About 100 pounds.
(b) Less than 300 pounds.
(c) 1040 pounds.
(d) Just over 400 pounds.

5. What does Walter ask Pesca to review at 9 a.m. on the day following receipt?
(a) The evidence against Sir Percival.
(b) A photo of Count Fosco.
(c) His will and testament.
(d) A sealed letter.

6. Who is ignorant of Count Fosco's London visit with Marian?
(a) Laura.
(b) Countess Fosco.
(c) Mr. Fairlie.
(d) Walter.

7. Who checked Laura into the asylum?
(a) Countess Fosco.
(b) Count Fosco.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Sir Percival.

8. Walter is followed by how many men after he visits the church in Old Welmingham?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

9. On Walter's visit to Blackwater Park, a man with a carpetbag accuses him of what?
(a) Casing the home.
(b) Poaching.
(c) Trespassing.
(d) Stealing.

10. What happens to the church shortly after Walter discovers Sir Percival's secret?
(a) It receives a large donation.
(b) It is razed to the ground.
(c) It is accidentally set on fire.
(d) It is sold at an auction.

11. Where do Walter, Marian, and Laura go on holiday?
(a) The West Coast.
(b) The South Coast.
(c) The East Coast.
(d) Up North.

12. Following his marriage, who does Walter seek out to learn more of Count Fosco?
(a) The head of a secret society.
(b) Pesca.
(c) Mr. Fairlie.
(d) Countess Fosco.

13. What Hyde Park event takes place in the year after Walter's marriage?
(a) The World Fair.
(b) The crowning of the queen.
(c) The death of the king.
(d) The Crystal Palace Exhibition.

14. Walter suspects Count Fosco to be what?
(a) Not a Count.
(b) Faking his accent.
(c) A spy.
(d) Married to two women.

15. To prove her identity, Solicitor Kyrle needs evidence Laura came to London when?
(a) Prior to the date on her death certificate.
(b) Twice the previous summer.
(c) To visit with Anne.
(d) While she was married to Sir Percival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Walter want to tell Laura of Sir Percival's secret face to face?

2. Why was Anne unwilling to write Sir Percival's secret in a letter?

3. What does Count Fosco do to trap Walter with him?

4. What happened to the inn where Sir Percival stayed on the night Laura was sent away?

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

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