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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of Ash's trip, which Roland and Maud suspect Christabel accompanied him on?

2. What hotel is Cropper staying at?

3. What reference to Christabel does Beatrice Nest find in Ellen Ash's journals?

4. What is in the box Maud finds?

5. Where does Cropper live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is responsible for ending the affair between Christabel and Ash?

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

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

4. How does Fergus describe Maud?

5. Where did Maud get the pin that she is wearing in her turban?

6. How does Cropper feel about Blackadder?

7. How does Swammerdam's family treat him?

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

9. Who are Ask and Embla?

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

(see the answer keys)

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