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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 21, "Post-Traumatic Housework Disorder," through Chapter 26, "A Woman's Liberation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Darlington tell Cecilia the government's reason is for persecuting pirates?
(a) Misogyny.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Greed.

2. What surprises Cecilia about the hotel where she and Ned stay the night?
(a) It is small and run-down.
(b) The staff seems to know Ned already.
(c) The staff seems to be composed of pirates.
(d) It is fancier than she guessed it would be.

3. On page 307, how does Bloodhound Bess introduce Morvath to the crowd at Buckingham Palace?
(a) She says he is "Darlington's little error."
(b) She says he is "an unpublished poet."
(c) She says he is "a poor excuse for a pirate."
(d) She says he is "a pirate of unknown parentage."

4. What causes Cecilia's stomach--and her understanding of Ned--to flip while they are talking at dinner?
(a) He tells her she is nothing like her father.
(b) He reveals his hatred of Wordsworth.
(c) He accurately quotes William Blake.
(d) He gently lifts a bit of lint from her glove.

5. Why does Ned propose to take Cecilia to Lady Armitage's house?
(a) So Lady Armitage can protect Cecilia.
(b) So he can collect his fee from Lady Armitage.
(c) So they can steal it.
(d) So Cecilia can persuade Lady Armitage to pursue Morvath.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 174, what word does Queen Victoria's parrot squawk at Oply and Tom when they first enter the Queen's bedroom?

2. After dinner in Chapter 13, what suspicion does Ned share with Cecilia?

3. On page 175, what does Queen Victoria ask Oply as soon as Oply mentions Captain Morvath?

4. What does Ned pretend to see in order to slow Cecilia down enough to catch her as she is running through the portrait gallery?

5. On page 282, what does Cecilia call the suspicion that follows her because of her parents' behavior?

(see the answer key)

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