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- 1. Multiple Choice
In The Darling, who is Sasha?
The lady the story is written about
The owner of the Tivoli amusement park
The wife of the lumberyard owner
The son of the veterinary surgeon
- 2. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, Oliver apologizes to whom?
His mother
The Duchess
His neighbor
His youngest employee
- 3. Multiple Choice
In The Darling, what did Olga's first husband do for a living?
He was a poet
He worked in a lumberyard
He ran an amusement park and theater
He was a veterinary surgeon
- 4. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what had Oliver Bacon done as a child?
Been an excellent student in school at Eton
Worked in a sausage factory
Fished along the seashore
Stole dogs and sold them to wealthy ladies
- 5. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what did Oliver mean when he said he dismantled himself?
In his mind, he went back to a time when he was younger and led a very different life
He removed his artificial leg once he had undressed
He removed the suit of armor he wore to work
He removed his false pretenses and became the person he really was
- 6. Multiple Choice
In The Darling, what happens to Olga after the veterinary surgeon is transferred?
She marries a man who owns a lumberyard
She is left alone, grows older, loses her good looks, and has no opinions
She has a son of her own
She is killed by a horse running wild through the streets
- 7. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, Oliver is in love with whom?
The Duchess
Mademoiselle
Diana
Araminta
- 8. Multiple Choice
In My Darling, what pattern develops in Olga's relationships?
The men she meets soon tire of her and divorce her
She marries a man, only to immediately fall in love with another man
She resents her husbands for not having strong opinions
She becomes totally immersed in the lives of the men she meets, adopting their opinions
- 9. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, how does the Duchess cheat Oliver?
She sells fake pearls, claiming they are real
She tells him he can spend a weekend with her daughter, then cancels the plans
She buys pearls from him, but her check is no good
She sold him a fake diamond
- 10. Multiple Choice
In The Darling, why does Olga end up caring for Sasha?
His parents die from the plague
His mother leaves and his father is away on business a lot
She discovers he is really her son
His father lets her adopt him
- 11. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what are truffles?
The adornments on the dress the duchess is wearing
Edible fungi that taste like chocolate - a delicacy
The cloth that covers the shoes and the ankles of men
The lacy parts of the sleeves of women's dresses
- 12. Multiple Choice
In The Darling, what message about her personality is illustrated by her relationship patterns?
Olga has no independent identity or core self and remains unchanged
She prefers hard-working men to lazy men
She takes over the relationship with each man she marries
She is manic-depressive and needs help
- 13. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, why does Oliver call the Duchess an "old friend"?
Because their grandparents were close friends
Because she knows all about his childhood and still likes him
Because they grew up together as children
Because he knows she has a gambling problem and has cheated him before?
- 14. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what is "homage"?
An English sausage popular in the 1800's
Homes that were built above the businesses where the owner worked
An old word meaning "commuting to work"
Showing great respect or tribute
- 15. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what does "obsequiously" mean?
In a thieving, secretive way
In a very observant way
In an eagerly submissive way
In a conniving, deceptive way
- 16. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, what does "lissome" mean?
moving with graceful ease
speaking with a lisp
a food for dogs made out of tripe
unwilling to hear what someone is saying
- 17. Multiple Choice
In The Duchess and the Jeweler, why does Oliver not call his assistant to inspect the ten pearls the Duchess wants to sell?
She provides a certificate of authenticity from a respected jeweler
She promises him a weekend with her daughter at their estate
She has always traded honestly with him before
He knows she is lying and wants to bankrupt his own company
- 18. Multiple Choice
Oliver lives in a townhouse with
His wife
His mother
His manservant
The Duchess
- 19. Multiple Choice
When the Duchess walks down the narrow hall and sits in Oliver's office chair, she is compared to
A cougar
A mare
A cat
A peacock
- 20. Multiple Choice
Oliver's nose is described as
short and upturned, like a pug's
pointed and narrow, like an anteater's
long and flexible, like an elephant's trunk
broken and bent, like a boxer's
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