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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem does Roland think shows Christabel was in Yorkshire?
(a) Beginnings and Endings.
(b) The Fairy Melusina.
(c) White Linen.
(d) Perceptions of Passing.

2. What do people think of Swammerdam's discoveries?
(a) People think Swammerdam is a genius.
(b) People think Swammerdam is insane.
(c) People think Swammerdam's discoveries are interesting but unimportant.
(d) People think Swammerdam's discoveries are interesting but too difficult to understand.

3. What does Swammerdam study?
(a) Swammerdam studies plants and trees.
(b) Swammerdam studies soil and fungi.
(c) Swammerdam studies insects and microorganisms.
(d) Swammerdam studies rocks and geological formations.

4. What kind of car does Cropper drive?
(a) A silver Volkswagen.
(b) A red Porsche.
(c) A black Mercedes.
(d) A blue Maserati.

5. Where did Ash meet the woman the letters are addressed to?
(a) At a dance.
(b) At a friend's breakfast.
(c) At a political meeting.
(d) At a university lecture.

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

7. What similarity do Roland and Maud find in writings by Ash and Christabel?
(a) Two similar lines in Ask to Embla and Melusina.
(b) Two poems where each line starts with the same word.
(c) Two three-line poems by the two poets that fit together.
(d) None.

8. What does Blackadder do when Roland tells him about the notes in the book?
(a) He tells Roland the notes are meaningless.
(b) He sends three graduate students to examine the notes.
(c) He goes to see the curator of the library to try to acquire the notes.
(d) He rushes to look at the notes.

9. Where is the poem Swammerdam set?
(a) In Belgium.
(b) In Austria.
(c) In Switzerland.
(d) In Germany.

10. What is in the box Maud finds?
(a) Letters.
(b) Poems.
(c) Drawings.
(d) A diary.

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

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

13. What does Ash do that makes Christabel say that perhaps they should stop writing?
(a) Ash mentions possibly divorcing his wife.
(b) Ash goes by Christabel's house when he is nearby.
(c) Ash tells Christobel how beautiful she is.
(d) Ash asks her to come away with him.

14. In what condition is the book Roland is studying?
(a) Good condition, except for the last fifty pages.
(b) Poor condition, with many problems.
(c) Good condition, with just a few minor problems.
(d) Perfect condition, like new.

15. What is the title of the story told in Chapter 9?
(a) The Pinnacle.
(b) The Threshold.
(c) The Warden.
(d) The Blossoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sir George react to the discovery?

2. What kind of dog does Lady Joan Bailey have?

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

4. Why does Maud cover her hair?

5. What is the title of the book Roland looks at?

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