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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. What bird appears in the title of Chapter 1?
(a) Mamo.
(b) Auk.
(c) Dodo.
(d) Emu.

2. What figure of speech is present in the phrase "winter dreamed in her eyes" (3)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Personification.
(c) Epigram.
(d) Simile.

3. When Darlington House lifts off in Chapter 4, what dangerous thing happens to Cecilia?
(a) She nearly falls from the house while it is in flight.
(b) She is nearly struck by a bullet coming through the parlor window.
(c) She is nearly struck by a flying portrait of Black Beryl.
(d) She is nearly hit in the head with a heavy crystal bowl.

4. What does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?
(a) A portrait of Cilla.
(b) A pair of silver candlesticks.
(c) A crystal bowl.
(d) A ribbon he once saw Cecilia wear.

5. Whom does Miss Darlington suspect of being behind the butler's theft of the house?
(a) Lady Armitage.
(b) Eduardo de Luca.
(c) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(d) Patrick Morvath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned steal from Cecilia on their way into the hotel?

2. The rumor that Verisimilitude Jones is so old that she once stole a cake from Marie Antoinette contains examples of which techniques?

3. Whom does Ned tell Cecilia is the traitor within the Wisteria Society?

4. Why does Ned have to travel by foot or horseback?

5. What surprises Cecilia about the hotel where she and Ned stay the night?

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