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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shop in Lyme is somewhat famous?
(a) The Curious Cigar Shop.
(b) The Old Fossit Shop.
(c) The Lyme Stationery Shop.
(d) The Wicker Shop.

2. What causes Sarah and the lieutenant to be thrown together in Capt. Talbot's house?
(a) The lieutenant has a broken leg and Sarah was his nurse.
(b) The lieutenant only speaks French and Sarah interprets.
(c) She is working for Capt. Talbot as secretary.
(d) They share adjoining rooms.

3. In trying to be Victorian polite, what does Ernestina call the woman they see on the Cobb?
(a) The lady of the night.
(b) The French lieutenant's. . .woman.
(c) Old Mrs. Poulteney's companion.
(d) A woman just a bit crazy.

4. Where are Charles' grandfather's archeological finds housed?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) Westminster Abby.
(d) The British Museum.

5. What is the action between Charles and his servant, Sam, on the bright sunny morning in Dorset?
(a) Stern and overbearing.
(b) Silent and moody.
(c) At odds with one another.
(d) Playful and teasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Talbot decide not to rehire Sarah Woodruff?

2. What does Charles enjoy about his relationship to Sam?

3. How does the butler sum up the feelings of Mrs. Poulteney's staff?

4. What is Knowles' description of Mrs. Poulteney's unsuccessful appeal to knowledge?

5. On the bright, sunny morning in Lyme, how does Ernestina awaken?

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