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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. Which of the following is the first date Diana records in her commonplace book?
(a) 1 November.
(b) 30 October.
(c) 2 November.
(d) 31 October.

2. The comment that “It looks like a demented hedgehog” (207) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Oxymoron.

3. Which of the following is among the differences from twenty-first century Sept-Tours Diana notes in sixteenth-century Sept-Tours?
(a) The walls are terra-cotta instead of stone.
(b) The table is set with silver instead of strewn with paperwork.
(c) Corridors have replaced open rooms.
(d) Simple, heavy furniture is in place instead of lavish, light furniture.

4. The comment that “The School of Night appeared at the windows, their pale faces pressing against the glass like stars in a nameless constellation” (57) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

5. The comment about “lightening the heavy atmosphere as though a summer storm had blown through the room” (29) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “I was Cinderella, and the birds of the forest and the fairies of the wood would be called upon if the Countess of Pembroke felt it necessary” (362) offers an example of which of the following?

2. In which classical element is Elizabeth Jackson gifted?

3. In which classical element is Catherine Streeter gifted?

4. The comment that “Like Popeye, he had all of his bulk concentrated in his forearms” (123) offers an example of which of the following?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation does Matthew give Diana for the dearth of witches, vampires, and daemons in Blackfriars?

2. What reasons does Diana note for “the most important rule” the Congregation enforces: “No fraternizing between otherworldly species” (27)?

3. How does Diana note expecting Dr. Dee’s library to look?

4. What reasons does Diana note for asserting that “Walter’s was the only opinion that mattered” (24)?

5. What does Diana identify as among Matthew’s “tells” to Alain and Pierre?

6. In the novel, what is the covenant, and who upholds it?

7. In what ways does Diana liken Marlowe to a troublesome child (31)?

8. What significance does Matthew attribute to Hubbard grabbing Diana’s wrist?

9. How does Diana’s power manifest while she is in her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

10. What reason does Diana consider, after suffering a miscarriage, for inability to conceive?

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