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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Danny run away in the Prologue?

2. What is the relationship between Hugh and Edward?

3. What does Maisie discover about herself in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. Why do Maisie and Hugh go into Augusta's house in Part 1, Chapter 4?

5. Why are the boys in detention in the Prologue of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Micky and Augusta tied to each other forever?

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

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

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

5. How does Maisie come back into the picture in Part 1, Chapter 2? Who is she with? What happens with her and Hugh?

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

7. What has become of Maisie and her family by Part 2?

8. What has been Hugh's journey through the bank up to Part 1, Chapter 3?

9. What information does Tonio bring to Hugh in Part 2, Chapter 2, and what does he tell him of Tonio's plans?

10. What kind of a character is Hugh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though Tonio's character is not in the story as often as others, he is crucial to the plot line. Many events occur because of what Tonio knows and what his goals are. Discuss how Tonio is a catalyst for much of the plot line.

Essay Topic 2

How does a Russian Jewish family end up being tied to an English banking family for centuries?

Essay Topic 3

How does the third world nation of Cordova affect the entire financial world of London?

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