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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. What does Cecilia see when she first opens her eyes in her childhood bedroom?
(a) A portrait of her mother.
(b) Ned Lightbourne.
(c) The cockatiel wallpaper.
(d) Frederick Bassingthwaite.

2. What small building do Ned and Cecilia see fly past Darlington House while they are arguing about landing?
(a) A garden shed.
(b) A private chapel.
(c) A boat house.
(d) A chicken coop.

3. What figure of speech is present in the phrase "winter dreamed in her eyes" (3)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Epigram.
(c) Personification.
(d) Paradox.

4. In Chapter 11, what causes Ned to suggest that it would be better to take the carriage than ride the horses that Cecilia has procured?
(a) He thinks that leaving the carriage behind will draw attention to them.
(b) He is worried that Cecilia is too dizzy to safely ride.
(c) He is bothered that Cecilia is the one who thought to steal some horses.
(d) He thinks that it is more appropriate and ladylike for Cecilia to ride in a carriage.

5. What is The Mysteries of Udolpho?
(a) A novel by Branwell Bronte.
(b) An English Gothic Romance.
(c) The first known detective novel.
(d) An English spiritualist's guide to dealing with ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rumor that Verisimilitude Jones is so old that she once stole a cake from Marie Antoinette contains examples of which techniques?

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

3. On page 175, what does Queen Victoria ask Oply as soon as Oply mentions Captain Morvath?

4. What do Queen Victoria's remarks about Ned cause Oply to realize?

5. What does Miss Darlington mean when, on page 223, she tells Cecilia "Plan B"?

(see the answer key)

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