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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Darlington House lifts off in Chapter 4, what dangerous thing happens to Cecilia?
(a) She is nearly hit in the head with a heavy crystal bowl.
(b) She is nearly struck by a bullet coming through the parlor window.
(c) She nearly falls from the house while it is in flight.
(d) She is nearly struck by a flying portrait of Black Beryl.

2. Whom does Ned tell Cecilia is the traitor within the Wisteria Society?
(a) Mrs. Rotunder.
(b) Miss Fairweather.
(c) Miss Brown.
(d) Mrs. Eames.

3. What reason does Ned give Cecilia for knowing the area of Sidmouth well?
(a) He knows it from an undercover job as a village butcher.
(b) Sidmouth is where he grew up.
(c) Sidmouth is where his house was located when it was pushed off a cliff.
(d) He knows it from his days as a smuggler.

4. Why does Miss Darlington tell Cecilia to find out if the teahouse has a library?
(a) The women are going to talk about Morvath.
(b) She knows that Cecilia is uncomfortable with Jane Fairweather.
(c) She knows that Cecilia needs to replace her copy of Wuthering Heights.
(d) The women are going to discuss Cecilia's promotion to senior status.

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

6. When Miss Darlington corrects Cecilia's use of the word "steal" by saying "Obtain by private means," which device is this an example of (4)?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Aside.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Hyperbole.

7. What unusual weapon did Mrs. Rotunder employ in her recent assassination attempt against Miss Darlington?
(a) A ladybug.
(b) A chinchilla.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A dung beetle.

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

9. When Ned is trying to decide what Cecilia's nickname should be, to what flower does he compare her?
(a) Orchid.
(b) Lily.
(c) Camellia.
(d) Rose.

10. At the end of Chapter 5, what is it implied that Cecilia sees in the distant shadows?
(a) Her father's house.
(b) Mountains.
(c) A lantern light.
(d) Ned Lightbourne.

11. After her conversation with Ned in Chapter 8, what does Cecilia begin to suspect about the Wisteria Society women?
(a) They left their houses unguarded as a trap for Morvath.
(b) Many of them have never killed anyone.
(c) They are afraid Cecilia will turn out like her father.
(d) More than one of them is in league with Morvath.

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

13. What two forms of speech does Cecilia forbid Ned from using while they are on their way into the hotel?
(a) Crude language and lies.
(b) Poetry and crude language.
(c) Nicknames and poetry.
(d) Lies and nicknames.

14. How did Morvath's adoptive parents die?
(a) In a fire while they were boating.
(b) From being struck by falling birds.
(c) From poisoned ink on their morning newspaper.
(d) In an explosion in a cow pasture.

15. What technique is used when Cecilia says that "Night is like the underskin of a poem" (121)?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Oply and Tom while the women are making their way to the Ancient Mariner?

2. Which name does Ned use when he offers his services as an assassin to Lady Armitage?

3. What excuse does Lady Armitage give for her difficulties in flying her house?

4. When Cecilia goes outside to get some fresh air during the Chapter 6 Wisteria Society meeting, what does she discover is happening?

5. Why is Pleasance anxious about going into the village for tea at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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