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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VII, The Mother and the Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Daniel tell Mordecai and Mirah that he is going to see his mother?
(a) In person, over dinner.
(b) In a long conversation in their living room.
(c) He does not tell them.
(d) In a letter.

2. What is the dance that Gwendolyn states that she will not dance at the ball soon after she meets Grandcourt?
(a) The waltz.
(b) The stilta.
(c) The polka.
(d) The quadrille.

3. Who is also in the room when Mordecai tells his life story to Daniel?
(a) Gwendolyn, although no one knows that she is there.
(b) Mirah.
(c) No one.
(d) A reporter who is chronicling their story.

4. How much time passes between the time that Grandcourt tells Mr. Lush that he would like to marry Gwendolyn and the time that he goes to her house to announce his intentions?
(a) Quite a bit.
(b) Only a few minutes.
(c) Two days, because he knows that it is improper to visit on Sundays.
(d) One day.

5. What hotel does Mr. Lush settle his "mystery guest" in as Grandcourt is preparing to propose to Gwendolyn?
(a) The Hampton Inn.
(b) The Oxford Inn.
(c) The Golden Keys.
(d) The Leaky Cauldron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What led Daniel's mother to marry the man who is now her husband?

2. What does Mrs. Meyrick advise Mirah to do when she thinks that she has seen her father?

3. What does Gwendolyn's uncle think of the waltz?

4. What relationship does Ezra first claim to have with Mordecai?

5. Who tells Daniel that his mother wants to meet him?

(see the answer key)

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