Georgette Heyer - "Faro's Daughter"

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

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 Mr Ravenscar Neither of them--they quit early It is a tie

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

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 blackmails her with a humiliating family secret He threatens to burn down the gaming-house He becomes the owner of all of her aunt's debts and mortgage

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 Adrian and Phoebe Mr Kennet and Lady Bellingham 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? 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