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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 are the women referring to when they speak of the "Great Peril" (81)?
(a) Rain.
(b) Freckles.
(c) The police.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. In Chapter 24, what does Ned tell Cecilia convinced Pleasance to help him with his scheme?
(a) His friendship with Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) His assurance that he would protect Cecilia with his life.
(c) His offer of money and an education.
(d) His confession to having pretended to be Emily Bronte's ghost.

3. How does Cecilia get King Leopold to stop talking during dinner?
(a) She sets his beard on fire.
(b) She pretends to have fallen asleep.
(c) She pretends to speak only Italian.
(d) She dumps a plate of quail in his lap.

4. Who fires shots at Darlington House as it comes in for a landing in Ottery St. Mary?
(a) Patrick Morvath.
(b) Constantinopla Brown.
(c) Jane Fairweather.
(d) Ned Lightbourne.

5. What sits on the small table beside Queen Victoria's chair?
(a) A crown set with emeralds.
(b) A bejeweled sword.
(c) A bust of Prince Albert.
(d) A decanter of sherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 28, the text refers to nuns who are "made mad" by the songs of "selkies." What is a "selkie"?

2. What does Lady Armitage daydream about Ned doing when he finally brings her news of Cecilia's death?

3. What does Cecilia have for the first time at the hotel?

4. What do Queen Victoria's remarks about Ned cause Oply to realize?

5. What technique is used when the title of Chapter 5 mentions "The End of Wuthering Heights" (45)?

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