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

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

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

4. What excuse does Lady Armitage give for her difficulties in flying her house?
(a) Her lady's maid, who assists her with navigation, is distracted by a romance with a local librarian.
(b) She is so smart that her mind overpowers the flying incantation.
(c) Her original house burned down in a battle, and she is not yet used to flying the new one.
(d) The wind patterns over England have become strange and unpredictable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. How does Lady Armitage feel when she thinks that Cecilia is really dead?

3. Why does Ned have to travel by foot or horseback?

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

5. In Chapter 5, where has Constantinopla just returned from?

(see the answer key)

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