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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alec doing when Richard returns home, after going out?

2. What is the first injury Richard inflicts on Lord Horn?

3. What happens to Lord Ferris's position as Dragon Chancellor?

4. What is the name of the drug that Alex is on?

5. Who does the Council call to testify about Lord Horn's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Duchess tell Katherine after Alec injures himself?

2. How do Alec and Richard react to Lord Horn lying at the trial?

3. After Richard leaves the Duchess's estate, what is Alec's attitude?

4. How does the Duchess act toward Michael?

5. What does Richard think about the audience at the performance he and Alec go to?

6. Describe the Duchess and Michael's first night as lovers.

7. How does Lord Horn respond to Alec?

8. What is Richard and Alec's last night together like?

9. What is Ginnie's reaction to the death of Lord Horn's swordsmen?

10. What letter do the kidnappers ask Alec to write to Richard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel's point of view.

1) Why does the novel move between different characters' points of view? What different perspectives does it give the reader?

2) What are the primary characters whose points of view are shown in the novel? Find a character who never takes the narrative point of view. Why is this character excluded?

3) How much does the reader's perspective change as the point of view switches between different characters or areas of the society?

Essay Topic 2

In many way, the novel is a love story about Richard and Alec. Discuss love in the novel.

1) How does Richard express his love for Alec? What does love mean to Richard?

2) How does Alec express his love for Richard? What does love mean to Alec?

3) How do the other characters express love? Is love different among different social classes? How is love viewed by society in general?

Essay Topic 3

The nobility in the novel is very concerned with appearances and fashion. Discuss the role of appearances and fashion in the novel.

1) How is the nobility obsessed with appearance? How does appearance affect social status?

2) Why doe Richard get a new suit to go to the theater? What is his perception of this suit, and what role does it play in the culture he is moving in?

3) What does the nobility's obsession with appearance and fashion say about their values?

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