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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose butler has stolen her house?
(a) Mrs. Eames's.
(b) Miss Fairweather's.
(c) Miss Brown's.
(d) Miss Jones's.

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

3. What town is Darlington House near at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Lyme Regis.
(c) Scarborough.
(d) Bath.

4. What is Jane constantly reading throughout Chapters 6 and 7?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) A book of Wordsworth poems.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) A book of war poems.

5. When the narrative describes the Wisteria Society women inside the Ancient Mariner as "an Impressionist's fever dream," what claim is being made about their appearance (79)?
(a) It is terrifying and surreal.
(b) It is somber and foreboding.
(c) It is flashy and tasteless.
(d) It is elaborate and colorful.

6. What new claim about his employment does Ned make in Chapter 8?
(a) Captain Morvath has employed him to kill Cecilia.
(b) Parliament has employed him to spy on Morvath.
(c) The Queen has employed him to keep Cecilia away from Morvath.
(d) Miss Darlington has employed him as Cecilia's bodyguard.

7. Why does Lady Armitage wish to have Cecilia killed?
(a) To send a message to the Wisteria Socity.
(b) To weaken Miss Darlington.
(c) To steal a necklace Cecilia owns.
(d) To punish Patrick Morvath.

8. What unusual weapon did Mrs. Rotunder employ in her recent assassination attempt against Miss Darlington?
(a) A dung beetle.
(b) A ladybug.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A chinchilla.

9. 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.

10. What does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?
(a) A pair of silver candlesticks.
(b) A crystal bowl.
(c) A ribbon he once saw Cecilia wear.
(d) A portrait of Cilla.

11. What technique is used when Cecilia says that "Night is like the underskin of a poem" (121)?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Simile.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Allegory.

12. When Ned thinks of Cilla as an "enigmatic" person, what does this mean is true about Cilla (88)?
(a) She liked to make people anxious and unsettled.
(b) She enjoyed drama and being the center of attention.
(c) Her actions and motivations were mysterious.
(d) Her sense of humor was unpredictable and sometimes cruel.

13. Why does Miss Darlington tell Cecilia to find out if the teahouse has a library?
(a) The women are going to talk about Morvath.
(b) The women are going to discuss Cecilia's promotion to senior status.
(c) She knows that Cecilia is uncomfortable with Jane Fairweather.
(d) She knows that Cecilia needs to replace her copy of Wuthering Heights.

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

15. What unexpected thing does Ned do as he is leaving Lady Armitage's house?
(a) He kisses Lady Armitage.
(b) He kills Lady Armitage.
(c) He draws an "X" on the front door.
(d) He steals a portrait of Cecilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecilia have for the first time at the hotel?

2. What is the title of the poem that Cecilia is reading aloud in the book's opening?

3. Which name does Ned use when he offers his services as an assassin to Lady Armitage?

4. What reason does Ned give Cecilia for knowing the area of Sidmouth well?

5. What does Cecilia mean when she tells Ned that "for an Italian, you have a remarkably Etonian accent" (30)?

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