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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird appears in the title of Chapter 1?
(a) Emu.
(b) Auk.
(c) Mamo.
(d) Dodo.

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

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

4. After her conversation with Ned in Chapter 8, what does Cecilia begin to suspect about the Wisteria Society women?
(a) More than one of them is in league with Morvath.
(b) Many of them have never killed anyone.
(c) They are afraid Cecilia will turn out like her father.
(d) They left their houses unguarded as a trap for Morvath.

5. What are the women referring to when they speak of the "Great Peril" (81)?
(a) The police.
(b) Freckles.
(c) Rain.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

7. How long has Cecilia been Miss Darlington's ward?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 13 years.

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

9. What does Ned steal from Cecilia on their way into the hotel?
(a) Her pistol.
(b) Her earrings.
(c) Her book.
(d) Her knife.

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

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

12. Who fires shots at Darlington House as it comes in for a landing in Ottery St. Mary?
(a) Constantinopla Brown.
(b) Patrick Morvath.
(c) Ned Lightbourne.
(d) Jane Fairweather.

13. What is the title of the poem that Cecilia is reading aloud in the book's opening?
(a) The Song of Hiawatha.
(b) The Wanderings of Oisin.
(c) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
(d) The Fall of Ninevah.

14. What does Miss Darlington's irritation when Ned knocks at their door reveal about Miss Darlington?
(a) She has very rigid ideas about etiquette.
(b) She is suspicious of anyone who tries to call on Cecilia.
(c) She is reclusive and dislikes receiving visitors.
(d) She is often ill-tempered in the morning.

15. What surprises Cecilia about the hotel where she and Ned stay the night?
(a) The staff seems to know Ned already.
(b) It is fancier than she guessed it would be.
(c) It is small and run-down.
(d) The staff seems to be composed of pirates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Oply's Chapter 8 remarks about a ring, a honeymoon, and a dress reveal?

3. Where do Ned and Cecilia go first when they enter the hotel?

4. When Miss Darlington corrects Cecilia's use of the word "steal" by saying "Obtain by private means," which device is this an example of (4)?

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

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