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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives on the Hill?
(a) The merchant class.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The military.
(d) The outcasts.

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

3. Who is holding the gathering which Richard St. Vier shows up to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Lord Horn.
(b) Duchess Tremontaine.
(c) Lady Halliday.
(d) Lord Karleigh.

4. What are Richard and Alec hoping to find, when they go out?
(a) A fight.
(b) Some food.
(c) A party.
(d) Drinks.

5. Where does the Duchess invite Basil and Mary?
(a) To a picnic on her barge.
(b) To a dance in her home.
(c) To an outing to a local castle.
(d) To a luncheon in the town hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brent insult?

2. When Richard and Alec go out, what does Alec say they need to buy?

3. How many terms has Lady Halliday's husband served in the Council of Lords?

4. What is most important to the high society in the novel?

5. When Richard begins to fight Brent, what do the onlookers do?

(see the answer key)

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