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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?
    Deborah's father, Faro
    Slang for "king"
    A city in Portugal
    A popular card game


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


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


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


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


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 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
    He blackmails her with a humiliating family secret


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


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?
    Adrian and Phoebe
    Mr Kennet and Lady Bellingham
    Kit and Arabella
    Lord Ormskirk and Olivia


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?
    Tricking him by marrying Adrian
    Pretending to fall in love with him
    Lying to him about her aunt's debts
    Enabling Arabella to run off with Silas


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:
    Pay off all of her aunt's debts
    Purchase an entire wardrobe for her
    Remove her aunt from the gaming-house
    Be civil to her poor brother


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Compiled Apr 05 13