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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. In the novel, the term “pattens” refers to which of the following?
(a) Templates for production.
(b) Wooden shoe wedges.
(c) Steel poles.
(d) Legal protections for ideas.

2. At which of the following do Diana and Matthew lodge after entering London from Sept-Tours?
(a) The Middle Temple.
(b) The Priory.
(c) The Tabard.
(d) The Hart and Crown.

3. 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) Ananloty.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

4. Which of the following texts in translation does Mary Sidney send to Diana to indicate a desire for friendship?
(a) Sonnet 16.
(b) Hymn 100.
(c) Psalm 71.
(d) Mambo 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Matthew present Diana as a holiday gift in London?

2. Which of the following does Matthew greet as he escorts Diana to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?

3. Matthew threatens to remove which of the following from Jack when he first meets the boy?

4. What date is set for the celebration of Elizabeth’s anniversary?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Diana leave her commonplace book at the Old Lodge instead of taking it to Sept-Tours?

2. What in Baynard’s Castle indicates its aristocratic use when Diana first enters it?

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

4. In what does Diana see Matthew’s assumption of a princely demeanor after they make landfall on the Continent en route to Sept-Tours?

5. What reasons does Gallowglass give for refusing to enter France?

6. What explanation does Matthew give Diana for the abundance of witches, vampires, and daemons in Barbican Cross?

7. What reason does Matthew give for marrying Diana at the door to the local church, rather than inside it?

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

9. How does Matthew report that Philippe will die, and when?

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

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