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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the librarian warn Roland to do?
(a) Leave all the pieces of paper in the same order.
(b) Only touch the papers with gloves or tweezers.
(c) Not touch, move, or read the papers until they are cataloged.
(d) Not expose the old papers to air.

2. Where is the book that Roland looks at usually kept?
(a) In a locked safe.
(b) On display in a glass box.
(c) In the basement stacks.
(d) In a long-term storage facility.

3. What is Maud's home like?
(a) Sterile and tidy.
(b) Lively and changing.
(c) Messy and noisy.
(d) Old and decaying.

4. Who is interested in Christabel LaMotte's writings?
(a) Structuralists.
(b) Feminists.
(c) Reader-response critics.
(d) Freudians.

5. Where is Christabel buried?
(a) In a sprawling country graveyard.
(b) In a mausoleum in the city.
(c) Behind an old family home.
(d) In a churchyard.

6. What was the purpose of Ash's trip, which Roland and Maud suspect Christabel accompanied him on?
(a) A natural history expedition.
(b) A time of rest to recover from an illness.
(c) A period of separation from his wife after a fight.
(d) A period of seclusion for writing an epic poem.

7. Where is the largest collection of Ash's books housed?
(a) University of Cambridge in England.
(b) The Randolph Henry Ash Collection in Wisconsin.
(c) Robert Dale Owen University in New Mexico.
(d) Sapienza, Università di Roma in Rome.

8. How many letters does Roland find in the book?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

10. Where do Roland and Maud think Ash and Christabel went together?
(a) Kent.
(b) Yorkshire.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) Devon.

11. What condition does Beatrice impose on Roland reading Ellen Ash's journals?
(a) Roland must not leave Beatrice's office.
(b) Roland must not touch the original journals.
(c) Roland must not read any but a few specific pages.
(d) Roland must not take any notes.

12. What library is Roland in at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Dublin Library.
(b) Paris Library.
(c) London Library.
(d) New York Library.

13. Who does Roland live with?
(a) No one.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) A group of graduate students.
(d) His parents.

14. What does Roland think he and Maud will do after they go upstairs?
(a) Have a drink and get to know each other.
(b) Search through Christabel's room again.
(c) Talk about the letters they've read.
(d) Make plans for the next day.

15. Why does Lady Joan invite Maud and Roland to stay overnight at Seal Court?
(a) Because Lady Joan wants to talk with Maud.
(b) Because of the weather.
(c) To make Sir George annoyed.
(d) Because Maud wants to work late.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who came to see Ellen while her husband was away?

3. What does Roland do with the letters?

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

5. What is the title of the story told in Chapter 9?

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