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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. What is Roland's reaction to Val telling him that a man wants to take her away to Newmarket?
(a) He is relieved that she's leaving.
(b) He says it may do her good.
(c) He is jealous and angry.
(d) He says she is making it up.

2. What is the library at Seal Court like?
(a) Freezing cold.
(b) Breezy but comfortable.
(c) Overly hot and stuffy.
(d) Warm and friendly.

3. What reference to Christabel does Beatrice Nest find in Ellen Ash's journals?
(a) Ellen Ash read Christabel's epic poem.
(b) Ellen Ash was involved in a charity with Christabel.
(c) Ellen Ash wrote a letter to Christabel.
(d) Ellen Ash saw Christabel at a dinner party.

4. Where is the book that Roland looks at usually kept?
(a) In a long-term storage facility.
(b) In the basement stacks.
(c) On display in a glass box.
(d) In a locked safe.

5. Does Roland show Maud the letters?
(a) Yes, but not at first.
(b) Yes, but he doesn't tell her he took the originals.
(c) No, he keeps the letters completely secret.
(d) No, but he tells her a little bit about the letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Swammerdam study?

2. Whose diary does Roland read at the Women's Resource Center?

3. What hotel is Cropper staying at?

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

5. Why does Maud cover her hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Blackadder and Cropper.

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

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

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

5. How does Fergus describe Maud?

6. What does Roland like about the library?

7. How does Swammerdam's family treat him?

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

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

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

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