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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. In Chapter 3, what does Cecilia seem to find indecent about Ned's waistcoat?
(a) Its deep red color.
(b) Its fanciful embroidery.
(c) Its silk fabric.
(d) Its pewter buttons.

2. Which name does Ned use when he offers his services as an assassin to Lady Armitage?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Eduardo de Luca.
(c) Teddy Luxe.
(d) Duarte Leveport.

3. What technique is used when the title of Chapter 5 mentions "The End of Wuthering Heights" (45)?
(a) Paronomasia.
(b) Encomium.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Tautology.

4. On page 28, the text refers to nuns who are "made mad" by the songs of "selkies." What is a "selkie"?
(a) The wandering spirit of someone who died by drowning.
(b) Tiny human-like creatures that live underground in forests.
(c) A voracious being that grows thinner the more it eats.
(d) A creature that can change from a seal into a human.

5. Whose butler has stolen her house?
(a) Miss Fairweather's.
(b) Miss Brown's.
(c) Miss Jones's.
(d) Mrs. Eames's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the house where Cecilia lived when she was a small child?

2. What is The Mysteries of Udolpho?

3. What does Cecilia threaten to stab Ned with in Chapter 1?

4. Why is Cecilia unable to read the letter from the Wisteria Society?

5. What unexpected thing does Ned do as he is leaving Lady Armitage's house?

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