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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 does Matthew greet as he escorts Diana to her first meeting with Mary Sidney?
(a) Hans Holbein.
(b) Nicholas Hilliard.
(c) John Browne.
(d) Thomas Tallis.

2. Which of the following colors of shoes does Matthew order from Bidwell?
(a) Maroon.
(b) Tawny.
(c) Puce.
(d) Goldenrod.

3. What color is Diana’s witch’s eye described as being?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

4. Which of the following is the first to greet Diana and Matthew upon their return to London from Sept-Tours?
(a) Walter Raleigh.
(b) Christopher Marlowe.
(c) Henry Percy.
(d) George Chapman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which classical element is Marjorie Cooper gifted?

2. In the novel, the term “manjasang” carries which of the following meanings?

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

4. The term “magpie-ing” offers an example of which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Upon learning of her pregnancy, what does Matthew assert to Diana a child needs (215)?

4. To what James Bond does George compare Matthew, and to which had Diana compared him?

5. What reasoning does Philippe give for using gold as a symbol of vampires?

6. What features does Diana note as typical of Elizabethan English writing?

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

8. What wedding gifts does Philippe give Diana?

9. What does Diana experience upon tasting stag’s blood at Sept-Tours?

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

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