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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. What socially awkward topic does Gwendolyn ask Mrs. Davilow about after she is engaged?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Illegitimate children.
(c) Getting a divorce.
(d) Sex.

2. Who is Catherine?
(a) Mrs. Arrowpoint's daughter.
(b) A music teacher.
(c) A governness in town.
(d) Mr. Arrowpoint's mistress.

3. Why does Gwendolyn say that she cannot dance with Grandcourt at the ball?
(a) Because her card is already filled.
(b) Because her ankle is sore.
(c) Because she is too embarassed to be seen dancing with him.
(d) Because she does not like him.

4. Why does Daniel find his mission of pawning a ring to Ezra unsatisfactory?
(a) Because Ezra figures out why he is really there.
(b) Because Ezra is not in the shop on the day that Daniel stops in.
(c) Because he does not learn what he wanted to learn.
(d) Because Ezra is not able to borrow the amount of money that he needs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daniel's first reaction to learning about Lydia?

2. What is the name of Mordecai's sister who is taken?

3. What does Gwendolyn tell Herr Klesmer that she wants to do in order to earn money for her family?

4. Why is Herr Klesmer hesitant to confess his love for Catherine?

5. Why did Daniel's mother not want a child?

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