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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 is interested in Christabel LaMotte's writings?
(a) Reader-response critics.
(b) Feminists.
(c) Structuralists.
(d) Freudians.

2. What kind of interpretation does the writing that Maud gives Roland put on Christabel's imagery?
(a) A sexual interpretation.
(b) A religious interpretation.
(c) A literal interpretation.
(d) A metaphysical interpretation.

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

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

5. Why does Maud cover her hair?
(a) Because men won't take her seriously with long blond hair.
(b) Because she is embarrassed about her hair.
(c) Because she doesn't want her hair to tangle.
(d) Because women interpret her long hair as intended to please men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maud find the box in Christabel's room?

2. How many standing stones does the child see?

3. What similarity do Roland and Maud find in writings by Ash and Christabel?

4. What does Cropper think about writing while he drives away from Daisy Wapshott's house?

5. When does Val cook complex meals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fergus describe Maud?

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

3. What is the weather like on Roland and Maud's day trip away from Ash and Christabel?

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

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

6. What is Roland's initial reaction to the letters?

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

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

9. Who are Ask and Embla?

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

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