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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lucy had the ingenious idea of hanging a kettle over the fire from the leg of what piece of furniture?
(a) a gothic love seat made rosewood.
(b) a large gothic chair of oak.
(c) a Victorian chair of maple.
(d) a Victorian sofa .

2. How did Dr. McNab treat the Collector's inflamed eye?
(a) put soothing drops in his eye.
(b) put a cold compress of tea on his eye.
(c) washed his eye out with witch hazel.
(d) released the pus by an incision in the eyelid.

3. What does the Collector do after spending some time in his study?
(a) He goes to encourage the men in Dunstaple's battery.
(b) He goes to comfort the women in the billiard room.
(c) He goes to the church to speak with the Padre.
(d) He goes to the banqueting hall for dinner.

4. What happens to the Collector in Chapter 19?
(a) His eye becomes more inflamed and he becomes ill.
(b) He declares his love for Miriam.
(c) He and the Padre finally become close friends.
(d) He becomes closer to his children.

5. Who was Jackson?
(a) the soldier who had been singing about the Crimea.
(b) the Padre's favorite parishoner.
(c) an indigo farmer who died during the siege.
(d) Dr. Dunstaple's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Collector's English manservant?

2. Who does the Collector embrace on the stairs?

3. What was one of the characteristics of the black bugs called cockchafers?

4. What kind of rifles were propped up against the balustrade?

5. What insects does Fleury observe in the banqueting hall in Chapter 27?

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