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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Walter reveal the truth about Count Fosco to Pesca?
(a) Because Pesca is withholding information.
(b) All of these.
(c) To gain assistance.
(d) To gain Pesca's trust.

2. At the opera, Walter and Pesca watch Count Fosco from where?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) The orchestra.
(c) The balcony.
(d) Backstage.

3. Marian requests Walter fight who for her?
(a) Mrs. Catherick.
(b) The courts.
(c) Count Fosco.
(d) Sir Percival.

4. Where do Walter, Marian, and Laura go on holiday?
(a) The South Coast.
(b) The West Coast.
(c) Up North.
(d) The East Coast.

5. Walter feels who is helping him from the grave?
(a) Laura's father.
(b) Anne.
(c) His father.
(d) Every scorned wife.

6. Following the confrontation with Walter, who follows Count Fosco?
(a) Marian.
(b) The scarred man.
(c) The man with the tattoo.
(d) The albino.

7. How does Mrs. Catherick respond to the news of her daughter's death?
(a) Happily.
(b) She accuses Walter of killing Anne.
(c) Calmly.
(d) She becomes hysterical.

8. How much money does Sir Percival gain from the conspiracy against Laura?
(a) 15,000 pounds.
(b) 30,000 pounds.
(c) 20,000 pounds.
(d) 10,000 pounds.

9. What does Walter learn from the back-up wedding registry?
(a) Sir Percival parents were not married.
(b) Sir Percival's father was a thief.
(c) Sir Percival's mother was a thief.
(d) Sir Percival stole his fortune.

10. Over the years, Mrs. Catherick has worked hard to earn what?
(a) Her freedom.
(b) Money to live well.
(c) A good reputation.
(d) A gun.

11. What does Walter discover at the church in Old Welmingham?
(a) A marriage record for Sir Percival's parents.
(b) Proof that Sir Percival had a twin.
(c) A birth record for Sir Percival's father.
(d) Information on Sir Percival's insane brother.

12. What happens to the church shortly after Walter discovers Sir Percival's secret?
(a) It is sold at an auction.
(b) It is accidentally set on fire.
(c) It receives a large donation.
(d) It is razed to the ground.

13. Following his marriage, who does Walter seek out to learn more of Count Fosco?
(a) Countess Fosco.
(b) Mr. Fairlie.
(c) The head of a secret society.
(d) Pesca.

14. What does Walter notice about the lock on the vestry door?
(a) It is brand new.
(b) It is made of gold.
(c) It does not lock.
(d) It is very old.

15. Why was Anne unwilling to write Sir Percival's secret in a letter?
(a) She claimed to be afraid someone would intercept it.
(b) The postage was too expensive.
(c) She thought it too personal for a letter.
(d) Anne could not write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power does Count Fosco have over Laura, unless she remarries?

2. Who is ignorant of Count Fosco's London visit with Marian?

3. At Grimsby, what illness is discovered in Anne?

4. What identifying feature is on the man lurking outside Count Fosco's home?

5. What does Count Fosco do to trap Walter with him?

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