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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five—London: The Blackfriars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “No longer a solitary meteor moving through space and time, I was now part of a complicated planetary system” (217) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. With which of the following symbols does Mary Sidney seal a letter?
(a) A sword.
(b) A spear.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An arrowhead.

3. How old is Annie when she first reports to Diana?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

4. Which of the following does Matthew note is on the menu for the wedding feast?
(a) Fried cod.
(b) Roasted halibut.
(c) Baked lobster.
(d) Grilled eel.

5. In the novel, the term “bum roll” refers to which of the following?
(a) An undergarment meant to fill a man’s pants.
(b) A misshapen baked good.
(c) An undergarment meant to cushion the rear against kicking.
(d) An undergarment meant to fill a woman’s skirts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthew note was Hubbard’s mortal profession?

2. Which of the following does Matthew greet as he escorts Diana to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

3. The term “magpie-ing” offers an example of which of the following?

4. In which of the following forms does Matthew write his correspondences (32)?

5. At which of the following times does Diana note having met Matthew?

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