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

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

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

4. What is Miss Darlingon's first name?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Jemima.
(d) Anne.

5. What is the title of the poem that Cecilia is reading aloud in the book's opening?
(a) The Fall of Ninevah.
(b) The Wanderings of Oisin.
(c) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
(d) The Song of Hiawatha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book does Cecilia take with her on her walk to the library?

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

4. What figure of speech is present in the phrase "winter dreamed in her eyes" (3)?

5. 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)?

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