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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. Why does Hugh tell Edward that his mother is looking for him?
(a) To show Augusta that she is not in control.
(b) To be alone with Rachel.
(c) To be alone with Florence.
(d) To make Edward mad.

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

3. Why does Mr. Offerton send Hugh to the schoolmaster's office when he sees him in the courtyard in the Prologue?
(a) He needs to be told about Peter.
(b) Hugh will be whipped for going swimming.
(c) Hugh's mother is there to see him.
(d) They want to question him about Micky.

4. What lie does Augusta tell Madeleine while riding in the park in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Hugh knows the Lioness personally.
(b) Seth has chosen Joseph as Senior Partner.
(c) Hugh has stolen ideas from the Prinicpal Clerk.
(d) They are going to tell Seth about Samuel's sexuality.

5. What does Samuel think of the offer that Hugh made to Cammel?
(a) He admires Hugh's precociousness.
(b) He fires Hugh for insubordination.
(c) He laughs about it and tells Hugh not to do it again.
(d) He is angry at Hugh's taking charge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augusta reveal to Micky at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. Why does Samuel give in to Augusta's threats about his sexuality?

3. What does Solly suggest to Hugh about Nora in Part 2, Chapter 2?

4. Where does Hugh go for the month of August before he leaves on his journey?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what job does Maisie find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened with Micky in the six years that Hugh was gone, and what are his future and immediate plans?

2. What is the setting of the novel, and how does it affect the storyline immediately?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how does Augusta continue to manipulate what happens at the bank concerning the naming of the Senior Partner?

4. What happens to Hugh in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. What does Hugh like about Nora when he first meets her?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 5, what has happened with Maisie since she last saw Hugh?

7. What kind of a character is Carlos Miranda?

8. What does Micky do to Seth in Part 1, Chapter 5? Why?

9. What does Micky do to finalize the demise of Tonio?

10. What does the night in the brothel reveal about Edward and Micky?

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