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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relation does Maud say she has to Christabel?
(a) Maud is no relation.
(b) Maud is her great-great-great niece.
(c) Maud is her third cousin once removed.
(d) Maud is her cousin's granddaughter.

2. What does Maud think of Cropper's biography of Ash?
(a) She thinks it belittles Ash's writing.
(b) She thinks it's more about Cropper than Ash.
(c) She thinks it idealizes Ash too much.
(d) She thinks it captures the reality of Ash.

3. Does Ash think that Christabel can be both a muse and a poet?
(a) Yes, but not at the same time.
(b) Yes, Ash thinks she can be his muse and her own poet.
(c) No, Ash thinks she can only be a poet, but never a muse.
(d) No, Ash thinks she can be only one or the other.

4. Who do Joan and George Bailey invite to read the letters between Ash and Christabel?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Blackadder.
(c) Cropper.
(d) Maud and Roland.

5. Who does Val come home with?
(a) A woman friend from work.
(b) A man in a red Porsche.
(c) A man dressed in artsy clothes with a beard.
(d) A wealthy-looking woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose number does Val give to Fergus?

2. Does Roland show Maud the letters?

3. Where do Ash and Christabel meet after the incident of the stolen letter?

4. What are the first letters between Christabel and Ash like?

5. How did Ellen Ash feel about Christabel?

(see the answer key)

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