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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Lady Anna's pregnancy, how does Sir Phillip speak about his unborn child?
(a) Confident the child will be female.
(b) Nervous for the child's safety.
(c) Indifferent to the child's gender.
(d) Confident the child will be male.

2. As Stephen grows older and expands her athletic and academic interests, how can her relationship with Lady Anna best be illustrated?
(a) Good friends, but never real love and concern.
(b) Misunderstanding, but real love and concern nonetheless.
(c) An ever-increasing closeness and understanding.
(d) An ever-increasing distance and misunderstanding.

3. Sir Phillip's wish that Stephen succeeds academically can be explained by his concern of what?
(a) Stephen fails as an athlete, she must find her talent elsewhere.
(b) Stephen should take any opportunity he never had at her age.
(c) Stephen will never find a husband to care for her.
(d) Stephen must be financially stable.

4. Around age seventeen, Stephen is introduced to her mother's social scene. What is Lady Anna determined to find for her daughter?
(a) A husband.
(b) A job.
(c) A tutor.
(d) An "acceptable" gown.

5. What characteristic(s) can best describe the Antrim girl, Violet?
(a) Quiet and unengaging.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Friendly and understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character can be most reasonably inferred to truly understand Stephen's sexuality?

2. During this time Stephen receives another new horse. What does she name it?

3. What best describes Stephen's initial feelings towards the housemaid, Collins?

4. After observing his daughter's behavior toward the housemaid Collins, Sir Phillip undertakes what endeavor?

5. How does Stephen react when learning of Collin's disorder?

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