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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. How does Michael feel about the Duchess?
(a) He is attracted by her.
(b) He is irritated by her.
(c) He is jealous of her.
(d) He hates her for being superficial.

2. When he hears about the rebellion, when does Basil want to go and deal with the revolt?
(a) After a good night's sleep.
(b) In a day or two.
(c) Never.
(d) Immediately.

3. What does Alec do whenever Richard asks about Alec's past?
(a) Alec tells Richard fanciful lies.
(b) Alec asks Richard not to question him.
(c) Alec promises to trade Richard one fact about his past for a fact about Richard's.
(d) Alec refuses to acknowledge that Richard has said anything.

4. How many swordsman are killed, as the novel begins?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do people suspect hired de Maris and Lynch?

2. Who complains to Richard after he kills Brent?

3. What unusual item is the person trying to hire Richard wearing?

4. What is Katherine's former profession?

5. How long does Katherine say that Richard has to give his answer about the job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard describe his relationship with Alec to Katherine?

2. Describe what Michael overhears between Michael's casual male lover and the woman Michael has just slept with.

3. Why is the idea of becoming a swordsman a joke for Michael?

4. How does Basil look in comparison to Michael?

5. What is Alec's advice to Richard about the job Richard has been offered?

6. What message does Lord Ferris ask Katherine to send to Richard?

7. What does Ginnie Vandall think of Richard's performance in the sword fight?

8. How does Michael respond to Applethorpe asking him to put more effort into his swordsman training?

9. How does the Duchess act toward Michael during the party?

10. What does Richard St. Vier give his landlady when he first sees her in the novel, and why?

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