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Mercury Quiz

Margot Livesey

This Study Guide consists of approximately 78 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Mercury.

Mercury by Margot Livesey

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 1-2

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 3-6

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 7-9

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 10-11

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 12-14

Part 1: Donald, Chapters 15-19

Part 2: Viv, Chapter 1

Part 2: Viv, Chapters 2-3

Part 2: Viv, Chapters 4-6

Part 2: Viv, Chapters 7-10

Part 2: Viv, Chapters 11-14

Part 3: Donald, Chapters 1-4

Part 3: Donald, Chapters 5-8

Part 3: Donald, Chapters 9-13

Part 3: Donald, Chapters 14-15

Part 3: Donald, Chapters 16-19

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Margot Livesey

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Charlie visit Donald at his office in Chapter 7? (from Part 3: Donald, Chapters 5-8)

To threaten him again not to tell Viv she was the one breaking into the stables.

To find out who owned Mercury.

To ask him to make Viv leave Mercury alone.

To ask him how to get Viv to let her ride Mercury.

2.

Why is Nabokov pulling out his feathers? (from Part 1: Donald, Chapters 10-11)

He is lonely.

He is allergic to the children.

He senses the trouble between Viv and Donald.

He is malnourished.

3.

Why is Viv sentenced to time in jail? (from Part 3: Donald, Chapters 16-19)

Because Donald insisted she spend time in jail.

Because of the gun laws she violated.

Because Jack insisted she be jailed.

She is not sentenced to jail time because she has children.

4.

Why is Hilary important in this story? (from Part 1: Donald, Chapters 1-2)

Hilary owns a gun.

Hilary begins to work with Claudia at the stables.

Hilary is the woman on whom Donald develops a crush.

She is Mercury's owner.

5.

Why does Donald agree not to tell Viv about Charlie breaking into the stables to ride Mercury? (from Part 1: Donald, Chapters 15-19)

Because he does not think Charlie is doing any harm.

Because he knows how angry Viv will be.

Because he is angry with Viv for spending so much time away from the family.

Because he secretly likes Charlie.

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