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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 6, "The Wisteria Society Motto," through Chapter 10, "Lord Albert and Lady Victoria".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that Cecilia leave the teahouse to look for a library in the village?
(a) Jane Fairweather.
(b) Miss Darlington.
(c) Oply Brown.
(d) Miss Fairweather.

2. What does Cecilia threaten to stab Ned with in Chapter 1?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) An ice pick.
(c) A fish knife.
(d) A hatpin.

3. When Cecilia tells Ned that, since he is the one doing the killing, it is his responsibility to "provide the coin for Charon," what technique is being used (31)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Non Sequitur.
(c) Homage.
(d) Allusion.

4. What is The Mysteries of Udolpho?
(a) A novel by Branwell Bronte.
(b) The first known detective novel.
(c) An English Gothic Romance.
(d) An English spiritualist's guide to dealing with ghosts.

5. Why is Pleasance anxious about going into the village for tea at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) She thinks the house will be stolen.
(b) She is nervous around the women of the Wisteria Society.
(c) She worries about Cecilia's health.
(d) She is afraid of the ghosts at the Ancient Mariner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Cecilia seem to find indecent about Ned's waistcoat?

2. When Miss Darlington corrects Cecilia's use of the word "steal" by saying "Obtain by private means," which device is this an example of (4)?

3. By what name does Ned introduce himself to Cecilia in Chapter 3?

4. Why have Miss Darlington and Miss Brown fallen out of touch?

5. Where is Cecilia's mother?

(see the answer key)

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