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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Edward, Micky and Hugh meet in the Argyll Room?
(a) Friends from high school.
(b) Call girls.
(c) Danny Robinson.
(d) Micky's father, Carlos.

2. How does Micky kill Seth?
(a) He poisons him.
(b) He frightens him into a heart attack.
(c) He suffocates him with his pillow.
(d) He stabs him.

3. Why won't Pilaster bank loan Carlos Miranda money?
(a) He is Spanish.
(b) He wants to purchase arms with it.
(c) They don't know if he is legitimate or not.
(d) He does not live in England.

4. What does Augusta know as Samuel Pilaster's weakness?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Women.
(d) A young man.

5. What is the conversation about during tea in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Seth's health.
(c) Joseph's new appointment at the bank.
(d) The financial crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugh and his mother speak frankly for the first time about all of the following except for what?

2. Why is Micky afraid of his father?

3. How does Micky get Tonio to stay at the baccarat game longer than he wants to?

4. What position is Hugh an assistant to in Part I, Chapter 3?

5. How does Augusta manage to get Maisie to stay away from Hugh?

(see the answer key)

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