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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Roland do with the letters?
(a) He steals them.
(b) He moves them to the back of the book.
(c) He copies them verbatim.
(d) He makes summarized notes of their contents and condition.

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

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

5. What are the first letters between Christabel and Ash like?
(a) The first letters are exchanges of poetic ideas.
(b) The first letters are short, discussing daily activities.
(c) The first letters are angry recriminations.
(d) The first letters are passionate love letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Roland's job?

2. What relation does Maud say she has to Christabel?

3. In what condition is the book Roland is studying?

4. What does the librarian warn Roland to do?

5. What hotel is Cropper staying at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, in her own life, does Val compare Roland's work to?

2. Describe the relationship between Blackadder and Cropper.

3. What do Roland and Maud do on their day trip?

4. What does Ash ask for, in his letters to the unknown woman?

5. How do Beatrice Nest's students view her?

6. How do the three apparitions describe themselves to the child?

7. Why is Mrs. Wapshott unwilling to sell Ash's letters to Cropper?

8. How does Cropper feel about Blackadder?

9. What is Swammerdam's situation at the end of his life?

10. In her diary, how does Ellen describe the visit she gets while Ash is away?

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