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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the celebration of Diana’s wedding to Matthew set to last?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

2. The comment that “No longer a solitary meteor moving through space and time, I was now part of a complicated planetary system” (217) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

3. To which inn does Susanna Norman direct Matthew when she first meets with Diana?
(a) The Diamond Duckling.
(b) The Enameled Elephant.
(c) The Chalcedony Chick.
(d) The Golden Gosling.

4. The comment that Diana’s “gloved hand rose to [her] nose at the smell that accompanied this pastoral view” as she crosses the open sewer at London’s edge (243) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Ananloty.

5. Which of the following is the librarian who finds Diana’s commonplace book in the twenty-first century?
(a) Gonçalve.
(b) Rima.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Javier.

6. Which of the following is among the differences from twenty-first century Sept-Tours Diana notes in sixteenth-century Sept-Tours?
(a) The toilet paper is set to unroll from the top instead of the bottom.
(b) A display of arms and armor stands before the door instead of a wooden screen.
(c) The minstrels’ gallery is full instead of empty.
(d) A round table is in place instead of long tables.

7. Which of the following is the first day of the week Diana records in her commonplace book?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

8. In the novel, the term “wearh” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Witch.
(b) Human.
(c) Daemon.
(d) Vampire.

9. Which of the following does Diana place in the pages of her commonplace book before setting out for Sept-Tours?
(a) Sage.
(b) Parsley.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Thyme.

10. Which of the following is the first word Diana remarks hearing Philippe say?
(a) Yolo.
(b) Nolite.
(c) Introite.
(d) Sedete.

11. What euphemism does Marlowe note is the preferred term for Elizabethan spies?
(a) Canny-person.
(b) Intelligencer.
(c) Espionagier.
(d) Curiosity.

12. Which of the following is a kitchen boy at Sept-Tours whose services Diana requisitions?
(a) William.
(b) Henry.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Richard.

13. In which of the following forms does Diana write in her commonplace book (32)?
(a) Chancery.
(b) Italic.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Insular.

14. What gift do Diana and Matthew receive from Mary Sidney and Henry Percy for New Year’s?
(a) A set of matching lockets.
(b) A set of matching wine glasses.
(c) A set of coordinating clothing.
(d) A couple’s massage.

15. Which of the following kinds of tree is summoned by Diana’s forspell?
(a) Rowan.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Elm.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Beaton test Diana?

2. Which of the following does Matthew note is on the menu for the wedding feast?

3. The comment that “The idea of George Chapman playing Henry Higgins to my Eliza Doolittle” (29) is an example of which of the following?

4. In which classical element is Catherine Streeter gifted?

5. Which of the following smells does Diana note as the first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?

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