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Georgette Heyer - "Faro's Daughter"

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Georgette Heyer Faros Daughter game quiz
"A classic Regency romance by Heyer, "Faro's Daughter" is the tale of two gamblers who risk all for love."

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1. What does the word "Faro", from the title "Faro's Daughter", refer to?
    A popular card game
    A city in Portugal
    Deborah's father, Faro
    Slang for "king"


2. Why does Mr Ravenscar initially go to Lady Bellingham's gaming-house?
    To try out the excellent suppers
    To gamble against his enemy and teach him a lesson
    To stop his cousin from marrying a gaming-house "wench"
    To seduce Deborah Grantham


3. When Mr Ravenscar and Deborah play picquet against each other, who wins?
    Deborah
    It is a tie
    Neither of them--they quit early
    Mr Ravenscar


4. Mr Ravenscar manages to deeply insult Deborah. What does he say that causes her to despise him above all others?
    He tell her that a gaming-house girl is beneath his notice
    He commands her to become his mistress
    He calls her a common prostitute
    He asks her to reject his cousin's offer of marriage


5. What does Deborah do to increase Mr Ravenscar's dislike?
    She begs him for money
    She kisses Adrian in public
    She appears in public wearing vulgar attire
    She pretends to seduce him


6. Mr Ravenscar promises revenge against Deborah for refusing to bend to his will. How does he try to get Deborah under his control?
    He blackmails her with a humiliating family secret
    He has her brother arrested and jailed
    He becomes the owner of all of her aunt's debts and mortgage
    He threatens to burn down the gaming-house


7. Desperate to be out of Mr Ravenscar's power, what shocking move does Deborah make?
    She agrees to become his mistress
    She steals money from Mr Ravenscar
    She has Mr Ravenscar kidnapped
    She sells off all of her priceless jewels


8. In the midst of Deborah's and Mr Ravenscar's passionate entanglement, a gentler love story begins to develop as well. Who are the secondary pair of lovers in the tale?
    Kit and Arabella
    Lord Ormskirk and Olivia
    Mr Kennet and Lady Bellingham
    Adrian and Phoebe


9. Near the end of the tale, Mr Ravenscar and Deborah have a major confrontation, ending with cruel words and tears. What does Mr Ravenscar accuse Deborah of doing?
    Enabling Arabella to run off with Silas
    Lying to him about her aunt's debts
    Tricking him by marrying Adrian
    Pretending to fall in love with him


10. The quarreling lovers eventually reconcile. Deborah is certain that Mr Ravenscar's love for her is folly, and she jokingly imposes several conditions to their marriage. She insists that he must do all of the following EXCEPT:
    Purchase an entire wardrobe for her
    Remove her aunt from the gaming-house
    Pay off all of her aunt's debts
    Be civil to her poor brother


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Compiled May 21 13