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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following languages does the novel report the term “Schadiw” derives?
(a) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Czech.

2. The comment that “Kelley cannot be plucked from the emperor’s court like a stray weed” (483) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

3. Which of the following does Diana have in her purse when she meets with Elizabeth following her return from Prague?
(a) A brief note from Gallowglass.
(b) A corroded coin Annie had found.
(c) A glass bead Jack had thought a jewel.
(d) A collar Lobero had worn.

4. The novel glosses the term “oubliette” as which of the following?
(a) A place to leave people where they can be cared for.
(b) A place to leave people and forget about them.
(c) A place to go to forget about people.
(d) A place to go where everybody knows your name.

5. Which of the following is the name of the weaver Diana meets in Prague?
(a) Yosef.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Abraham.

6. At which of the following locations do Diana and Matthew arrive back in their own time?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Bishop House.
(c) The Old Lodge.
(d) Sept-Tours.

7. By which of the following names is it noted that Matthew went in the court of Henry VIII?
(a) Sebastian St. Clair.
(b) George Owen.
(c) Thomas Wendy.
(d) William Butts.

8. Which of the following does Gallowglass introduce to Diana and Matthew’s household in Prague?
(a) Karla.
(b) Karolína.
(c) Kamila.
(d) Kaudie.

9. Which of the following is the first kill of the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?
(a) Pheasant.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Chicke.
(d) Partridge.

10. As which of the following does Diana gloss the term “Schaduw”?
(a) Shade.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Shed-dew.
(d) Shatter.

11. Which of the following does Diana find in Matthew’s chambers while he dines with Elizabeth?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Chapman.
(c) Percy.
(d) Marlowe.

12. On which level of Diana and Matthew’s house in Prague do the vampires in their household sleep?
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

13. In which of the following years does Matthew note receiving the salamander necklace he gives to Diana?
(a) 1538.
(b) 1556.
(c) 1541.
(d) 1549.

14. To which of the following ravens does Gallowglass liken himself?
(a) Huginn.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Muninn.
(d) Grip.

15. From which of the following years does Diana note her father has come to Elizabethan England?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “Kelley cannot be plucked from the emperor’s court like a stray weed, no matter how many roses grow there” (483) offers an example of which of the following?

2. On what day do events in Prague begin to be depicted in the novel?

3. Which of the following does Gallowglass introduce to Diana and Matthew’s household in Prague?

4. Which of the following houses do the Kelleys maintain in Prague?

5. Which of the following types of birds does Matthew fly on the hunt in the Stag Moat at Prague?

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