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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ned question Cecilia's order to land the house after she blows a hold in the abbey's west wing?
(a) He knows that Morvath has laid landmines around Northangerland Abbey.
(b) He is concerned that the abbey's stabilizing magic will affect Darlington House.
(c) He knows that it is likely that the Wisteria Society women are dead.
(d) He is concerned that Cecila is walking into a deathtrao,

2. In Chapter 20, what does Cecilia wait to see before giving the order to turn the house around?
(a) The queen's soldiers beginning to withdraw.
(b) Alex and Jane landing their houses.
(c) Miss Darlington outside the abbey.
(d) Her father's fiery death.

3. On page 243, what does Ned say when he sees the building Morvath is flying explode?
(a) "It's more than I could ask for."
(b) "What goes up must come down."
(c) "Sloppy navigation, Morvath."
(d) "We got you justice, Mama."

4. Who unexpectedly shows up while Ned and Cecilia are talking in the portrait gallery?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jacobsen.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Randall.

5. From whom do Ned and Cecilia hide in a broom closet on their way out of the hotel?
(a) A porter.
(b) Jacobsen.
(c) Morvath.
(d) Randall.

6. Where is Lady Armitage spend time walking while she waits for Ned in Chapter 12?
(a) In a Lyme Regis museum.
(b) In a municipal garden.
(c) Through the woods.
(d) Along the seaside.

7. Part of the title of Chapter 18 is "The Villain's Denouement"--what does "denouement" refer to in this context?
(a) A plan or procedure.
(b) A defeat or setback.
(c) A resolution or outcome.
(d) An explanation or description.

8. What does Cecilia hope to find when she is searching through her childhood dolls?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A photograph.
(c) Poison.
(d) A key.

9. Whose "high, fine voice" do Ned and Cecilia unexpectedly hear while they are in the secret passage (209)?
(a) Lady Armitage's.
(b) Jane Fairweather's.
(c) Miss Brown's.
(d) Miss Darlington's.

10. What technique is evidence in Ned's thought that there is "a wind-colored silence" in Cecilia's eyes (128)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Malapropism.

11. On page 244, what does Cecilia say she is doing when she draws a gun on Ned? ed asks Cecila whether she is jikacking the house
(a) She expects "more cheerful compliance" from Ned.
(b) She is "hijacking" her own life.
(c) She finds the situation "regrettable."
(d) She intends to "extract a confession" from Ned.

12. What does Jane say Miss Darlington treats Cecilia like?
(a) A child.
(b) A spoiled pet.
(c) A princess.
(d) A servant.

13. What did Cilla ask Ned to promise her?
(a) That he would escort Cecilia safely to Miss Darlington.
(b) That he would avenge his mother someday.
(c) That he would help her escape from her husband.
(d) That he would make the world safer for Cecilia.

14. When Cecilia first sees her father and thinks of the day her mother died, this is an example of which plot device?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Cliffhanger.
(c) Reversal.
(d) Flashback.

15. Besides tea and cookies, what does Lady Armitage need a constant supply of while she waits for Ned to appear?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Cecilia interrupts Frederick's "effusions," what is she interrupting (180)?

3. What does Lady Armitage daydream about Ned doing when he finally brings her news of Cecilia's death?

4. When Tom looks at himself in the clothing shop, whom does he realize Oply has dressed him to look like?

5. In Chapter 19, what royal occasion does the queen decide to invite Miss Darlington to?

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