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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 excuse does Lady Armitage give for her difficulties in flying her house?
(a) Her original house burned down in a battle, and she is not yet used to flying the new one.
(b) The wind patterns over England have become strange and unpredictable.
(c) She is so smart that her mind overpowers the flying incantation.
(d) Her lady's maid, who assists her with navigation, is distracted by a romance with a local librarian.

2. Whose idea is it to have tea in Ottery St. Mary?
(a) Miss Brown's.
(b) Mrs. Rotunder's.
(c) Miss Darlington's.
(d) Miss Fairweather's.

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

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

5. What two forms of speech does Cecilia forbid Ned from using while they are on their way into the hotel?
(a) Nicknames and poetry.
(b) Poetry and crude language.
(c) Lies and nicknames.
(d) Crude language and lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Black Beryl?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, what is it implied that Cecilia sees in the distant shadows?

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

4. 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)?

5. What are the women referring to when they speak of the "Great Peril" (81)?

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