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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Hugh and Nora move to in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) To Edward's house where they all reside together.
(b) To Folkstone where his mother lives.
(c) To an apartment in London.
(d) A small house nine miles from London.

2. What does Maisie say only a few moments after Hugh arrives to give his condolences in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Bertie is your son.
(b) If you hadn't married Nora, you could have married me.
(c) Who do you think murdered Solly?
(d) Will you lend me money?

3. Who is the unhappy guest at the wedding in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Micky.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Nora.
(d) Edward.

4. Why doesn't Ben continue his relationship with his daughter-in-law, Maisie?
(a) She is not Jewish.
(b) She is mean to Ben.
(c) Ben does not trust that she will handle money well.
(d) She was a commoner and the child was not Solly's.

5. In what month does Dorothy marry and the bank collapses?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

6. To whom does Maisie take Emily to find answers to her questions that she poses at the afternoon tea?
(a) Augusta.
(b) April.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Nellie.

7. What does Augusta ask Fortescue to do to help get Joseph the peerage?
(a) Advise Lady Morte to do as Augusta asks.
(b) Remind the prime minister that Ben is Jewish.
(c) Remind the prime minister that Joseph is a safe alternative.
(d) Advise Hobbes to do as Augusta asks.

8. What does Micky do to Solly that causes Solly's death?
(a) Micky hires thugs to kill Solly.
(b) Micky stabs Solly.
(c) Micky hits Solly with a rock and then pushes hiim into the river.
(d) Micky pushes Solly in front of a carriage.

9. In Part 2, Chapter 5, what simile does Follett use to speak of how Augusta feels about Joseph's new title?
(a) She "was like a child on her birthday."
(b) She "was as pleased as punch."
(c) She "was as happy as a lark."
(d) She "was like a hen that had laid an egg."

10. How does Micky respond to what Emily does to trick Edward?
(a) He yells obscenities.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He calls for April to come fetch Emily.
(d) He laughs heartily.

11. What bad news does Hugh bring to Rachel in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) The government wants the hospital to close.
(b) Dan has been killed.
(c) Micky has been killed.
(d) The hospital's money is gone.

12. Where does Bertie go to school?
(a) Windfield.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Folkestone.
(d) Kensingon Methodist.

13. What does Emily want to discuss with Maisie after one of her afternoon teas in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Augusta's attitude toward her marriage to Edward.
(b) Edward's relationship with Micky.
(c) Edward's visits to Nellie's
(d) Personal problems with Edward.

14. What is never discovered about Micky in the end of the book?
(a) His involvement in the revolution.
(b) How his body got in the trunk.
(c) His killing of Seth.
(d) His killing of Peter.

15. What do the partners want from Edward after the money crisis is discovered?
(a) Money.
(b) His resignation.
(c) His dignity.
(d) A written apology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emily move back in to Whitehaven?

2. What has become of Maisie and Hugh in the Epilogue?

3. How many children does Hugh have?

4. What does Hobbes ask Augusta to get him a loan for from the bank?

5. What personal matter is Ben dealing with in Part 3, Chapter 3, after the close of the bank?

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