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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the poem Swammerdam set?
(a) In 1880.
(b) In 1680.
(c) In 1580.
(d) In 1780.

2. Does Ash think that Christabel can be both a muse and a poet?
(a) Yes, but not at the same time.
(b) No, Ash thinks she can only be a poet, but never a muse.
(c) No, Ash thinks she can be only one or the other.
(d) Yes, Ash thinks she can be his muse and her own poet.

3. What is Maud's suggestion for herself and Roland to read the letters?
(a) She suggests that she read the letters first, and Roland reads after her.
(b) She suggests that she begins reading at the beginning and Roland begins at the end.
(c) She suggests they read the letters aloud to each other.
(d) She suggests that she read Christabel's letters, while Roland reads Ash's.

4. How did Ellen Ash feel about Christabel?
(a) She was a great poet who would not be recognized.
(b) She was a pompous woman who wrote bad poetry.
(c) She was a selfish woman who did not understand family.
(d) She was a fair poet, but with no outstanding talent.

5. What relation does Maud say she has to Christabel?
(a) Maud is her cousin's granddaughter.
(b) Maud is no relation.
(c) Maud is her great-great-great niece.
(d) Maud is her third cousin once removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters does Roland find in the book?

2. What does Maud learn about the pin she is wearing on her turban?

3. What herb does the apparition offer the child?

4. Where does Cropper live?

5. What condition does Beatrice impose on Roland reading Ellen Ash's journals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ash ask for, in his letters to the unknown woman?

2. How do the three apparitions describe themselves to the child?

3. What does Roland read at the end of the chapter?

4. What does Maud tell Beatrice about the importance of what she finds in Ellen's journal and papers?

5. What is the weather like on Roland and Maud's day trip away from Ash and Christabel?

6. What is Swammerdam's situation at the end of his life?

7. What does Sir George plan to do at the end of the chapter?

8. How does Roland feel at the prospect of reading Christabel and Ash's letters?

9. How does Fergus describe Maud?

10. In her diary, how does Ellen describe the visit she gets while Ash is away?

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