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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 date does the dance finally occur?
(a) July 30.
(b) September 30.
(c) August 30.
(d) June 30.

2. Who does Merivel see on the river one morning in 1666?
(a) The King.
(b) Finn.
(c) Celia.
(d) Violet.

3. What does Merivel do to help Katherine fall asleep?
(a) He rubs her back.
(b) He rubs her feet.
(c) He sings to her.
(d) He reads to her.

4. What instigated Katherine's illness?
(a) Her sister being kidnapped.
(b) Her child being killed.
(c) Her husband leaving her.
(d) Her father dying.

5. What guidelines does Ambrose set up for Merivel seeing Katherine?
(a) He can see her one half hour a day and never at night.
(b) He can see her three times a day for twenty minutes.
(c) He can see her one hour a day and fifteen minutes each night.
(d) He can see her once every two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while Merivel is trying to cure Katherine?

2. What is unusual about Merivel's sexual encounter with Katherine?

3. What do the female patients do for exercise?

4. How does Merivel celebrate his birthday when Katherine is pregnant?

5. Who does Merivel hope to save in the emergency?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merivel treat Katherine on their journey?

2. Describe the music at the dance.

3. What does the King advise Merivel to do with his life?

4. How does Will feel about his master leaving?

5. What act of bravery does Merivel commit?

6. What punishment did Finn get for arguing with the King?

7. What does the staff of the hospital decide to do because of the plague?

8. How does Katherine react to the world outside the hospital?

9. Describe Edmund's dreams.

10. What prompts Katherine to try to hang herself?

(see the answer keys)

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