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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Cecilia seem to find indecent about Ned's waistcoat?
(a) Its fanciful embroidery.
(b) Its silk fabric.
(c) Its pewter buttons.
(d) Its deep red color.

2. Why is Cecilia unable to read the letter from the Wisteria Society?
(a) Pleasance has hidden the letter.
(b) The letter is written in invisible ink.
(c) The letter is in code.
(d) She is not a senior member.

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

4. In Chapter 5, where has Constantinopla just returned from?
(a) Prison.
(b) The United States.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Boarding school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Miss Darlington suspect of being behind the butler's theft of the house?

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

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

4. What is the name of the hotel where Ned proposes that he and Cecilia stop for the night in Chapter 9?

5. When Ned is trying to decide what Cecilia's nickname should be, to what flower does he compare her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cecilia think is ironic about servants being allowed to fly houses?

2. What are the two competing stories that Ned has heard about Morvath's marriage to Cilla?

3. Where does Ned first lie down to sleep, and why does he quickly move to sleep elsewhere?

4. What is really happening as Cecilia views herself as "calm, impassive, undisturbed by fears" at dinner?

5. What is ironic about the Chapter 1 conversation about Miss Darlington's concerns over how she would have handled Ned had he tried to break in when she was alone in the house?

6. How is Miss Darlington's Chapter 4 reaction to Cecilia walking two miles typical of her treatment of Cecilia in general?

7. How does Cecilia's behavior continue to deteriorate after dinner, and what does Ned do in response?

8. What details of Ned's appearance in Chapter 1 cause Cecilia to assume that he is a pirate?

9. What is paradoxical about Lady Armitage's attitude toward Cecilia in Chapter 2?

10. What is the history of Cecilia's relationship with Jane Fairweather?

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