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

2. What does Roland accidentally see?
(a) Maud's long hair.
(b) Maud's diary.
(c) A letter from Maud.
(d) Maud's nightgown.

3. Who does Christabel say stole a letter and poem from Ash?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Fate.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Blanche.

4. 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.

5. What kind of dog does Lady Joan Bailey have?
(a) A labrador retriever.
(b) A Scottish terrier.
(c) A golden retriever.
(d) A German shorthaired pointer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ash do that makes Christabel say that perhaps they should stop writing?

2. When does Val cook complex meals?

3. What does the librarian warn Roland to do?

4. What kind of car does Cropper drive?

5. Where is Christabel buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Roland researching at the library?

2. How does Roland feel at the prospect of reading Christabel and Ash's letters?

3. What is Maud's dilemma about Leonora?

4. How does Roland react to Maud's idea of how to go about reading the letters?

5. How does Roland compare Maud to Christabel?

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

7. Who are Ask and Embla?

8. What are Maud and Roland concerned might happen to their find in Christabel's room?

9. What does Roland read at the end of the chapter?

10. What does Sir George plan to do at the end of the chapter?

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