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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inscribed on the portrait that Clayton gives to Whitney?
(a) Whitney, my wife and my love.
(b) Whitney, Duchess of Claymore.
(c) Whitney, my love.
(d) For Whitney, the love of my life.

2. How does Whitney feel about Clayton's reaction to her when they run into each other?
(a) Angered.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Amused.
(d) Heartbroken.

3. What does Elizabeth visit Whitney daily to discuss in Chapter 25?
(a) Her broken heart.
(b) New fashions.
(c) Her wedding plans.
(d) The daily gossip.

4. How does Whitney feel about telling Clayton she is pregnant?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Scared.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Excited.

5. Why does Paul refuse to elope with Whitney?
(a) He wants to get married in the local church.
(b) Paul doesn't have any money for transportation.
(c) Whitney's father would kill him.
(d) It would shame his mother and sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Clayton related to the Earl of Langford?

2. How long does Whitney want to wait before she and Clayton marry?

3. In Chapter 41, why is Stephen upset?

4. What does Whitney tell Clayton in the letter that Emily convinces her not to post?

5. Where does Whitney go to meet Clayton in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Whitney react when she sees Clayton at Elizabeth's wedding?

2. What were the consequences of Margaret's lie that Whitney had lost her virginity?

3. What does Whitney's father tell her about his contract with Clayton at her wedding?

4. What does Clayton assume when he finds the letter Whitney had written in which she claimed to be pregnant?

5. What does Whitney write in a note to Clayton in Chapter 28?

6. In Chapter 26, how does Whitney deal with having been raped by Clayton?

7. How does Clayton's mother feel about his engagement to Whitney?

8. Where does Clayton go after telling his lawyer to release Whitney from their betrothal?

9. What are the circumstances of Whitney's labor?

10. What does Clayton's mother bring to Whitney after her son is born?

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