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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “Like Popeye, he had all of his bulk concentrated in his forearms” (123) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. Which of the following English-speaking vampires is the first to speak to Diana at Sept-Tours?
(a) Philippe.
(b) Gallowglass.
(c) Alarin.
(d) Alaric.

3. At which of the following do Diana and Matthew make landfall on the Continent en route to Sept-Tours?
(a) Mont Saint-Michel.
(b) Le Vivier-sur-Mer.
(c) Cancale.
(d) Saint-Malo.

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

5. In which classical element is Catherine Streeter gifted?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Air.

6. In which classical element is Marjorie Cooper gifted?
(a) Earth.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Air.

7. The comment that “The idea of George Chapman playing Henry Higgins to my Eliza Doolittle” (29) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Analogy.

8. What kind of being is Chapman in the novel?
(a) Vampire.
(b) Witch.
(c) Daemon.
(d) Human.

9. In which classical element is Susanna Norman gifted?
(a) Earth.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Fire.

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

11. With which of the following does Beaton test Diana?
(a) A horn.
(b) A drum.
(c) A bell.
(d) A jug of ale.

12. Which of the following is the first thing Diana writes in her commonplace book (32)?
(a) The book's title.
(b) The date.
(c) Her mission statement.
(d) Her name.

13. In the novel, the term “warmbloods” refers to which of the following?
(a) Humans.
(b) Vampires.
(c) Daemons.
(d) Witches.

14. Which of the following smells does Diana note as the first goes to visit Mary Sidney (224)?
(a) Interpolation.
(b) Fermentation.
(c) Defenestration.
(d) Mastication.

15. On which of the following saints’ feast days do Diana and Matthew set out for Prague from London?
(a) Edith.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Brigid.
(d) HIldegard von Bingen.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old is Annie when she first reports to Diana?

3. Which of the following is the first person Diana and Matthew encounter in 1590?

4. At which of the following does Gallowglass meet Diana and Matthew after they leave Sept-Tours?

5. By what name does Henry Percy, Lord Northumberland, note he is commonly addressed (19)?

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