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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 does Maisie discover about herself in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) She is not Jewish.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She does not love Hugh.

2. Maisie doesn't want to be Solly's wife or mistress for all of the reasons except for which one?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is too nice to deceive.
(c) He is fat.
(d) She is not in love with him.

3. Why does Maisie leave home in the Prologue?
(a) She hates her father.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) Her brother, Danny, runs away.
(d) She does not want her mother to starve for her.

4. What does Augusta lie to Lady Stalworthy about?
(a) She says Hugh wants Florence for her money.
(b) She says Hugh's father was mentally ill.
(c) She says Hugh is a gambler.
(d) She says Hugh has had many women.

5. How much time passes before Hugh returns to London at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What correspondence is sent between Hugh and Florence in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. Who do Edward, Micky and Hugh meet in the Argyll Room?

3. How does Joseph react to the incident with Nora in Part 2, Chapter 2?

4. What is Tonio's plan to ruin the Mirandas' plan?

5. What does Maisie stop from happening to Hugh during the Punch and Judy show?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the ratting and explain its significance to the story.

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

5. What kind of a character is Augusta?

6. What does Nora do wrong at the costume ball, and how does she get into the predicament in the first place?

7. What kind of a character is Hugh?

8. What happens between Micky and Augusta in the church? What is the significance of their conversation?

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

10. How does Micky take control and keep control over the baccarat game?

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