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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the library at Seal Court like?
(a) Warm and friendly.
(b) Breezy but comfortable.
(c) Freezing cold.
(d) Overly hot and stuffy.

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

3. How long have Maud and Roland given themselves to work?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Five days.
(c) A month.
(d) Two days.

4. What is Roland's reaction to Val telling him that a man wants to take her away to Newmarket?
(a) He says it may do her good.
(b) He is jealous and angry.
(c) He says she is making it up.
(d) He is relieved that she's leaving.

5. How does Roland feel about Fergus Wolff?
(a) Roalnd hates him.
(b) Roland is jealous of him.
(c) Roland likes him.
(d) Roland is afraid of him.

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

7. What attraction of Roland's apartment is forbidden to him?
(a) A sun room.
(b) A garden.
(c) A greenhouse.
(d) An old library.

8. Where do Roland and Maud decide to go together to further their investigation?
(a) To Ash's family home.
(b) To Blanche's family home.
(c) To follow a journey that Christabel made alone.
(d) To the location they suspect Ash and Christabel went.

9. How did Ellen Ash feel about Christabel?
(a) She was a pompous woman who wrote bad poetry.
(b) She was a selfish woman who did not understand family.
(c) She was a fair poet, but with no outstanding talent.
(d) She was a great poet who would not be recognized.

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

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

12. What does Roland think Maud should do about her hair?
(a) Let it down.
(b) Shave it off.
(c) Cut it simply.
(d) Dye it brown.

13. How many standing stones does the child see?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

14. How does Ash address the recipient of the letters?
(a) "Dear Miss."
(b) "My Dearest Friend."
(c) "Dear Madam."
(d) "My Darling."

15. Who came to see Ellen while her husband was away?
(a) Blanche.
(b) Ash's mother.
(c) Christabel.
(d) Ash's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cropper live?

2. What mood is Val in when Roland sees her?

3. What does Roland do with the letters?

4. How does Roland begin his investigation of the letters?

5. Who comes from behind the stones?

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