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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yardley assume when he meets Damerel?

2. Who is with Damerel when they encounter Aubrey at the end of Chapter 3?

3. What does Damerel question Venetia about?

4. How does Damerel win Aubrey's good opinion?

5. Who does Venetia tell about her encounter with Lord Damerel ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Venetia tell Damerel he is the first to perceive in Chapter 7?

3. What vexes Yardley at the end of Chapter 1?

4. Why is Aubrey unhappy to see Yardley and Oswald ride up to the manor in Chapter 1?

5. How does Venetia feel about her deceased father?

6. What alerts Damerel to the fact that Venetia is not just a village maid?

7. What dismays Lady Denny in Chapter 3?

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

9. What does Yardley fuss over Aubrey for in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel, Georgette Heyer. Is she a respected novelist? What has she achieved throughout her career? What types of novels does she write? Are there similarities between "Venetia" and her other novels?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dialogue used in the novel "Venetia." What are some terms or phrases that are not used today, but would have been used during the early 19th century? How do the characters speak to one another? How does the dialogue show the social classes of the characters? Strengthen your position by using quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Is it expected? Are you satisfied with the ending? Are there any unanswered questions?

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