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

2. How old is Venetia at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Twenty-five years old.
(b) Twenty-one years old.
(c) Twenty-eight years old
(d) Nineteen years old.

3. Who serves as an adviser to Venetia?
(a) Lady Duke.
(b) Lady Dunstan.
(c) Lady Donnel.
(d) Lady Denny.

4. How long does Aubrey stay at the Priory?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

5. Who is with Damerel when they encounter Aubrey at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Curran.
(b) Croyde.
(c) Carlisle.
(d) Corley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Damerel get Yardley to leave the Priory?

2. When does Yardley think Venetia will marry him?

3. What does Lady Denny's husband do to her dismay in Chapter 3?

4. What does Aubrey spend most of his time doing?

5. Why did Venetia think Damerel returned to the Priory?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Mrs. Priddy once tell Venetia about her mother?

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

8. What does Damerel tell Venetia about his relationship with Lady Sofia in Chapter 6?

9. Why does Venetia hesitate to go looking for Aubrey when he doesn't return home in Chapter 4?

10. What does Venetia think Damerel means when he says he would not have kissed her had she been with an attendant?

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