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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. What does Venetia note to Oswald about his father.
(a) That his father is deeply in debt to her family.
(b) That he told her to refuse Oswald's proposals.
(c) That he has someone else he wants Oswald to marry.
(d) That he will probably leave Oswald penniless.

2. What does Venetia decide to pick in Chapter 2?
(a) Rhubarb.
(b) Pears.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Strawberries.

3. After speaking to Aubrey in Chapter 5, where does Venetia excuse herself to go?
(a) To the lavatory.
(b) Back home.
(c) The dining room.
(d) Into the garden.

4. What does Yardley assume when he meets Damerel?
(a) That Yardley is a friend to Aubrey.
(b) That Yardley is Mrs. Priddy's son.
(c) That Yardley was a friend of Venetia's father.
(d) That Yardley is there to cause trouble.

5. Why is Venetia worried that something is wrong with Aubrey at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He did not come home for lunch.
(b) He said he would be back in ten minutes.
(c) His dog returns alone.
(d) His horse can be seen wandering on a ridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Oswald dislike?

2. Who does NOT worry about the propriety of Venetia's visits to the Priory in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of Venetia's family estate?

4. Who first advises Venetia not to go see her ailing brother?

5. What does Venetia do before going to pick fruit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yardley warn Venetia of when news of Lord Damerel's return spreads?

2. What does Venetia decide to do at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. What does Venetia do that is contrary to convention in Chapter 2?

4. What does Oswald decide when he is escorted into the room where Aubrey is in Chapter 8?

5. What reasons does Venetia give Oswald for refusing to marry him?

6. How do Oswald and Yardley each view Damerel in relation to Venetia?

7. Why is Damerel glad about Aubrey's injury? In what manner does he write to contact Venetia about it and why?

8. What scandalous information does Lady Denny tell Venetia about Lord Damerel?

9. How does Damerel earn Aubrey's good opinion?

10. What does Oswald see when he enters the barn at Undershaw?

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