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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter 1, "An Unexpected Caller," through Chapter 5, "Stealing O'er the Fading Sky in Shadowy Flight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Darlington's irritation when Ned knocks at their door reveal about Miss Darlington?
(a) She is suspicious of anyone who tries to call on Cecilia.
(b) She is often ill-tempered in the morning.
(c) She is reclusive and dislikes receiving visitors.
(d) She has very rigid ideas about etiquette.

2. What is the name of the house where Cecilia lived when she was a small child?
(a) Haworth Parsonage.
(b) Northangerland Abbey.
(c) Thornfield.
(d) Wilderfell Hall.

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

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

5. By what name does Ned introduce himself to Cecilia in Chapter 3?
(a) Captain Lightbourne.
(b) Teddy Luxe.
(c) Eduardo de Luca.
(d) Dr. Lumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Armitage wish to have Cecilia killed?

2. What is the title of the poem that Cecilia is reading aloud in the book's opening?

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

4. What is The Mysteries of Udolpho?

5. What does Cecilia mean when she tells Ned that "for an Italian, you have a remarkably Etonian accent" (30)?

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