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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 1, "An Unexpected Caller," through Chapter 5, "Stealing O'er the Fading Sky in Shadowy Flight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Miss Darlington suspect of being behind the butler's theft of the house?
(a) Patrick Morvath.
(b) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(c) Eduardo de Luca.
(d) Lady Armitage.

2. What excuse does Lady Armitage give for her difficulties in flying her house?
(a) She is so smart that her mind overpowers the flying incantation.
(b) Her lady's maid, who assists her with navigation, is distracted by a romance with a local librarian.
(c) The wind patterns over England have become strange and unpredictable.
(d) Her original house burned down in a battle, and she is not yet used to flying the new one.

3. What word does Cecilia use to describe non-pirates?
(a) Grommet.
(b) Scupper.
(c) Landlubber.
(d) Corsair.

4. On page 28, the text refers to nuns who are "made mad" by the songs of "selkies." What is a "selkie"?
(a) A voracious being that grows thinner the more it eats.
(b) Tiny human-like creatures that live underground in forests.
(c) The wandering spirit of someone who died by drowning.
(d) A creature that can change from a seal into a human.

5. What is Miss Darlingon's first name?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Jemima.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Ned introduce himself to Cecilia in Chapter 3?

2. What does Cecilia threaten to stab Ned with in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, where has Constantinopla just returned from?

4. What bird appears in the title of Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the house where Cecilia lived when she was a small child?

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