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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 6, "The Wisteria Society Motto," through Chapter 10, "Lord Albert and Lady Victoria".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Cecilia use to describe non-pirates?
(a) Grommet.
(b) Corsair.
(c) Landlubber.
(d) Scupper.

2. The rumor that Verisimilitude Jones is so old that she once stole a cake from Marie Antoinette contains examples of which techniques?
(a) Hyperbole and allusion.
(b) Allusion and foreshadowing.
(c) Foreshadowing and equivocation.
(d) Equivocation and hyperbole.

3. Where are Oply and Tom while the women are making their way to the Ancient Mariner?
(a) Repairing the Eames house.
(b) At the Brown house, studying math.
(c) At the Chanters House library.
(d) In an Ottery St. Mary graveyard.

4. What town is Darlington House near at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Bath.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Lyme Regis.
(d) Scarborough.

5. How does Lady Armitage feel when she thinks that Cecilia is really dead?
(a) Confused.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Remorseful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrative describes the Wisteria Society women inside the Ancient Mariner as "an Impressionist's fever dream," what claim is being made about their appearance (79)?

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

4. What causes Cecilia's stomach--and her understanding of Ned--to flip while they are talking at dinner?

5. What bird appears in the title of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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