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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blanche Glover refer to Christabel as?
(a) A nun.
(b) A saint.
(c) A queen.
(d) A princess.

2. What poem is James Blackadder annotating at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Ragnarök III.
(b) The Garden of Proserpina.
(c) Swammerdam.
(d) Mummy Possest.

3. Who does Christabel say stole a letter and poem from Ash?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Fate.
(c) Blanche.
(d) Ellen.

4. How does Christabel react to her feelings of love with Ash?
(a) With hatred toward herself for giving in to a man.
(b) With anger that he is manipulating her.
(c) With fear for the loss of her solitude.
(d) With ecstasy that she has finally found spiritual love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maud learn about the pin she is wearing on her turban?

2. Does Roland show Maud the letters?

3. How long have Maud and Roland given themselves to work?

4. What does Ash do that makes Christabel say that perhaps they should stop writing?

5. Who do Joan and George Bailey invite to read the letters between Ash and Christabel?

(see the answer key)

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