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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do people suspect hired de Maris and Lynch?
(a) Lord Karleigh.
(b) Duchess Tremontaine.
(c) St. Vier.
(d) Lord Horn.

2. Why does Basil return home early?
(a) To go out to a party.
(b) To keep an appointment with a decorator.
(c) To spend time with his wife.
(d) To work on his book.

3. Where does Richard practice his swordsmanship?
(a) Against a bedpost.
(b) Against the wall.
(c) Against a window.
(d) Against a coatrack.

4. What is most important to the high society in the novel?
(a) Money.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Power.

5. Who does Michael tell that he is practicing sword fighting?
(a) The Duchess.
(b) His mother.
(c) No one.
(d) Lord Horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is holding the gathering which Richard St. Vier shows up to at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who tries to talk to Alec on the street on the night of the Duchess's party?

3. What happens to Lord Karleigh after the duel?

4. How did Applethorpe lose his arm?

5. Over what meal do Lady Mary Halliday and Duchess Tremontaine discuss the duel?

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