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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. Who does Merivel miss, alone in his mansion?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The King.
(c) His wife.
(d) Meg.

2. In what does Celia arrive at the mansion?
(a) A carriage drawn by gray horses.
(b) A cart drawn by a mule.
(c) A litter carried by her servants.
(d) A silver-encrusted carriage drawn by white horses.

3. How do Merivel's parents die?
(a) They die in a fire.
(b) They are murdered.
(c) They fall off a cliff.
(d) They are killed in a storm.

4. What does Celia say that she did, when she found out Merivel was the one chosen to be her husband?
(a) Prayed in thanks for an honest husband.
(b) Tried to kill herself.
(c) Prayed that she could keep a straight face at the wedding.
(d) Begged not to marry the idiot.

5. What is the name of the medicine that Merivel gives the bird when it is sick?
(a) Aether Malais.
(b) Pill Fortis.
(c) Aster Balm.
(d) Foley's Cure-all.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merivel feel about Finn's task?

2. What does Merivel hear Celia doing the night he returns?

3. What reason does Merivel give Celia for coming to the roof?

4. How is Merivel's playing?

5. What does Merivel end up doing at the pub?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Merivel try to treat his dog himself?

2. How does Merivel get into Celia's room?

3. What does Merivel think about when he visits Kaw?

4. How does Merivel convince Lady Bathurst that she has nothing to worry about regarding Celia?

5. What is Merivel's response to the King summoning him with a letter?

6. Explain the metaphor in the story that Pearce tells Merivel.

7. What does Celia look like?

8. Who has Celia invited to the house, and why?

9. Describe what Pearce tells Merivel about the present Finn brings.

10. What does Merivel think of his first attempts at painting?

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