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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. During her time at Oxford, Harriet discovers that people are more interested in whom, rather than herself?
(a) The characters from her books.
(b) Mary Stokes.
(c) Lord Peter Wimsey.
(d) Lord Arnold Tyndale.

2. Which student stole Miss Cattermole's fiancé?
(a) Miss Fowler.
(b) Miss Millbanks.
(c) Miss Mollison.
(d) Miss Flaxman.

3. Whom does Miss Hillyard accuse of the acts of vandalism?
(a) A man.
(b) A student.
(c) A scout.
(d) A faculty member.

4. Who is knocked down and bruised while the lights are out?
(a) Miss Barton.
(b) Miss Lydgate.
(c) Harriet.
(d) The Dean.

5. How does Harriet arrive at Oxford in Chapter 1?
(a) By plane.
(b) By car.
(c) By train.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who telephones to get new fuses?

2. What does Harriet do for a living?

3. What is Miss Lydgate clutching as the lights go off across the Quad?

4. When Harriet visits Saint-George in the hospital the second time, what does she help him with?

5. After Harriet notices the light on in the New Library, whose room does she find empty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harriet find the disaster in the New Library the night before its opening?

2. How does Harriet handle the vandalism of the New Library?

3. What happens to Jukes in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Harriet tell Saint-George about the poltergeist in Chapter 10?

5. How do Harriet's classmates and former professors receive her?

6. Does Harriet learn anything about the poltergeist from the night when the fuses were removed?

7. What happens while the lights are out at Shrewsbury in Chapter 9?

8. In Chapter 1, what are Harriet's emotions as she returns to Shrewsbury College?

9. In Chapter 7, why does Harriet hide a man in the chapel during the middle of the night?

10. Why does Harriet offer to help Miss Lydgate with her proofs?

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