This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 11, "A Sudden Awakening," through Chapter 15, "Cecilia's Tragic Childhood".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 78, what criticism does Miss Darlington make of Miss Brown's language when they are just outside the Ancient Mariner?
(a) She says that "A lady should not use French on the street."
(b) She warns that shouting will cause Miss Brown to "breathe too much" and "chill [her] heart."
(c) She claims that the others will not "succumb to [Miss Brown's] dubious charms."
(d) She chides Miss Brown for using a "bald euphemism" to describe a bodily function.

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

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

4. What does Cecilia see when she first opens her eyes in her childhood bedroom?
(a) The cockatiel wallpaper.
(b) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(c) A portrait of her mother.
(d) Ned Lightbourne.

5. What is the name of the hotel where Ned proposes that he and Cecilia stop for the night in Chapter 9?
(a) The Grange.
(b) The Knowle.
(c) The Basset.
(d) The Walters.