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

2. How has Merivel changed physically at Whittlesea?
(a) He has grown stooped.
(b) He has lost weight.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He has not changed.

3. What do the female patients do for exercise?
(a) Walk and skip around an oak tree.
(b) Play hide and go seek.
(c) Play a game with an imaginary ball.
(d) Play tennis on the lawn.

4. What game does the King make Merivel play with him when Merivel answers the King's summons?
(a) Polo.
(b) Chess.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Tennis.

5. What guidelines does Ambrose set up for Merivel seeing Katherine?
(a) He can see her once every two days.
(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 one half hour a day and never at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merivel buy in preparation for seeing the King?

2. How does Katherine feel about Merivel?

3. Why does Merivel want to cure Katherine?

4. What instigated Katherine's illness?

5. Who does Merivel think about as he leaves with Katherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merivel treat Katherine on their journey?

2. What happens when Merivel illicitly visits Katherine?

3. How are the most insane patients treated?

4. Describe the signs that end up hanging outside Frances Elizabeth's house.

5. What does Merivel offer Finn?

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

7. How does Merivel react to Katherine's death?

8. What is Merivel able to do at the funeral that he could not do while Pearce was alive?

9. Describe Edmund's dreams.

10. How does Merivel feel about Pearce?

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