4. What does Basil Halliday think about the use of swordsmen to defend a nobleman's honor?
(a) He thinks it's reasonable.
(b) He thinks it's cliche.
(c) He thinks it's barbaric.
(d) He thinks it's elegant.

5. What does Alec do when he realizes he's being followed?
(a) He ducks into a bar.
(b) He turns back to the theater.
(c) He keeps going.
(d) He goes up and starts talking to a stranger.

6. What does the Duchess's servant invite Richard to join the Duchess in drinking?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Hot chocolate.

7. Where do Alec and Richard sit for the performance?
(a) In the low-cost seats at the far side.
(b) Near the door.
(c) Hidden in the back.
(d) In prominent seats.

8. What is Michael's reaction to Richard killing Lord Horn?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Elation.

9. Who did the Duchess hire to challenge the Duke of Karleigh?
(a) Richard.
(b) Applethorpe.
(c) De Maris.
(d) Lynch.

10. What is the weather like in Chapter 19?
(a) Unseasonably cold.
(b) Seasonably warm but cooling.
(c) Seasonably cool but warming.
(d) Unseasonably warm.

11. Who knocks on Richard's door with the news that Lord Horn's swordsmen are dead?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Michael.
(c) Ginnie.
(d) Katherine.

12. What does Basil Halliday think about the nobility's power?
(a) He thinks the nobility has too much power in some ways and too little in other ways.
(b) He thinks the nobility's power is well-balanced.
(c) He thinks the nobility has too much power.
(d) He thinks the nobility has too little power.

13. When Alec leaves Richard, where does Richard believe he's gone?
(a) Out of the country.
(b) To another lover in the slums.
(c) Back among the rich.
(d) To the courts to plead for Richard's life.

14. Who accepts Richard's challenge against Michael?
(a) Applethorpe.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Michael.
(d) No one.

15. What makes Richard curious enough to follow Michael?
(a) Michael's sword.
(b) Michael's clothes.
(c) Michael's way of walking.
(d) Michael's physique.