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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charlotte tells the Consul in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” that “Benedict Lightwood had been discovered to be in the last stages of” what?
(a) “Dementia.”
(b) “Astriola.”
(c) “Cancer.”
(d) “AIDS.”

2. In the letter from Gideon and Gabriel to the Consul in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire,” it is stated that Mrs. Branwell is “in almost daily communications with” what great-uncle of hers?
(a) Roderick Fairchild.
(b) Victor Whitelaw.
(c) Woosley Scott.
(d) Aloysius Starkweather.

3. What Shakespearean play is cited in the opening of Chapter 4: “To Be Wise and Love”?
(a) Troilus and Cressida.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Merry Wives of Windsor.
(d) Hamlet.

4. The letter to the Consul from Gabriel and Gideon which opens Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish” relates that the amount of money Charlotte Branwell spends on what items “rivals the annual income of a large estate or small country”?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Coats.
(d) Hats.

5. What day is described as “no luck at all” for marrying in the folk rhyme that opens Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter from the Consul that opens Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” says that the writer feels like what mythological prophetess?

2. What is the name of Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood’s father in the novel?

3. Charlotte tells Will and Jem in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” that Jessamine is returning “and if none of you can bear to have her here, I will arrange for her transport to” where?

4. What color is Tessa Gray’s wedding dress said to be in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

5. What historical figure is said to have set the fashion for marrying in white in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

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