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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sir George react to the discovery?
(a) He doesn't care about the discovery.
(b) He is excited and curious.
(c) He is worried and nervous.
(d) He is cautious and possessive.

2. Where do Ash and Christabel meet after the incident of the stolen letter?
(a) In a park on a rainy day.
(b) At the coast in Wales.
(c) At the house of Ash's cousin.
(d) At the British Museum.

3. How old is Swammerdam in the poem?
(a) In his 40s and close to his death.
(b) In his 80s but hanging on to life.
(c) In his teens and anticipating the future.
(d) In his 20s and just beginning his adulthood.

4. What is Maud's suggestion for herself and Roland to read the letters?
(a) She suggests that she begins reading at the beginning and Roland begins at the end.
(b) She suggests they read the letters aloud to each other.
(c) She suggests that she read Christabel's letters, while Roland reads Ash's.
(d) She suggests that she read the letters first, and Roland reads after her.

5. What is Roland's job?
(a) Library assistant.
(b) Unemployed student.
(c) Part-time research assistant.
(d) Full-time professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Roland's reaction to Val telling him that a man wants to take her away to Newmarket?

2. Whose writings on Christabel does Maud give Roland?

3. What does Roland do with the letters?

4. What does Maud think of Cropper's biography of Ash?

5. What does Blackadder do when Roland tells him about the notes in the book?

(see the answer key)

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