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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. The agent at Sotheby’s who confers with Marcus is which of the following?
(a) Sylvia Thorpe.
(b) Lana Tucker.
(c) Ysbeau Clairmont.
(d) Phoebe Taylor.

2. In which of the following forms does Matthew write his correspondences (32)?
(a) Italic.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Insular.
(d) Chancery.

3. The term “magpie-ing” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Euphemism.

4. What is the name of the witch who investigates Diana at Sept-Tours?
(a) André Champier.
(b) Nicolas Flamel.
(c) Gilles de Rais.
(d) Charles Perrault.

5. Matthew threatens to remove which of the following from Jack when he first meets the boy?
(a) A finger.
(b) A nose.
(c) A hand.
(d) An ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of being is Chapman in the novel?

2. To which inn does Susanna Norman direct Matthew when she first meets with Diana?

3. Which of the following is the first day of the week Diana records in her commonplace book?

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

5. Which of the following titles does Thomas achieve at Saturnalia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Matthew use as file storage in his lodgings in Blackfriars?

4. Why, per Goody Alsop, are there so few weavers?

5. What kind of crowd do Diana and her companions encounter at St. Paul’s as she makes her way to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

6. What advice does Lord Burghley give to Diana when he first meets her?

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

8. Where is it remarked that scholars search for English commonplace books?

9. What defensive structures does Diana note as she and Matthew make their final approach to Sept-Tours at Philippe’s summons?

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

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