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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 16, "Breakfast With the Devil," through Chapter 20, "Triumph".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 174, what word does Queen Victoria's parrot squawk at Oply and Tom when they first enter the Queen's bedroom?
(a) "Thief!"
(b) "Assassin!"
(c) "Pirates!"
(d) "Brigands!"

2. When, in Chapter 11, Ned introduces himself to Cecilia as "Ned Lightbourne...Captain of Her Majesty's secret police brigade," how is Cecila's reaction best described?
(a) She finds it romantic.
(b) She finds it comical.
(c) She finds it reassuring.
(d) She finds it hard to believe.

3. When Cecilia tells Ned that, since he is the one doing the killing, it is his responsibility to "provide the coin for Charon," what technique is being used (31)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Homage.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Non Sequitur.

4. When Lady Armitage is thinking about Ned presenting her with Cecilia's finger or ear, what does she remember Cecilia once giving her?
(a) An ice cream.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) A toy dog.
(d) A dagger.

5. On page 78, what criticism does Miss Darlington make of Miss Brown's language when they are just outside the Ancient Mariner?
(a) She warns that shouting will cause Miss Brown to "breathe too much" and "chill [her] heart."
(b) She chides Miss Brown for using a "bald euphemism" to describe a bodily function.
(c) She claims that the others will not "succumb to [Miss Brown's] dubious charms."
(d) She says that "A lady should not use French on the street."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Black Beryl?

2. After her conversation with Ned in Chapter 8, what does Cecilia begin to suspect about the Wisteria Society women?

3. During the flashback in which Cecilia writes down plans for killing her father, what new information is communicated about her father's murder of her mother?

4. How did Morvath's adoptive parents die?

5. What object does Jane Fairweather attack Ned with as they leave the secret passage?

(see the answer key)

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