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

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Non Sequitur.
(c) Homage.
(d) Allegory.

2. What does Cecilia threaten to stab Ned with in Chapter 1?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) A hatpin.
(c) An ice pick.
(d) A fish knife.

3. 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.

4. What does Jane imply is unladylike about Oply?
(a) Her hairstyle.
(b) Her language.
(c) Her manners.
(d) Her clothing.

5. 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) They are afraid Cecilia will turn out like her father.
(c) Many of them have never killed anyone.
(d) More than one of them is in league with Morvath.

6. Why does Ned propose to take Cecilia to Lady Armitage's house?
(a) So they can steal it.
(b) So he can collect his fee from Lady Armitage.
(c) So Lady Armitage can protect Cecilia.
(d) So Cecilia can persuade Lady Armitage to pursue Morvath.

7. Where do Ned and Cecilia go first when they enter the hotel?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The top floor.
(c) The front desk.
(d) The kitchen.

8. How long has Cecilia been Miss Darlington's ward?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 10 years.

9. What surprises Cecilia about the hotel where she and Ned stay the night?
(a) The staff seems to know Ned already.
(b) It is small and run-down.
(c) The staff seems to be composed of pirates.
(d) It is fancier than she guessed it would be.

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

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

12. Who suggests that Cecilia leave the teahouse to look for a library in the village?
(a) Miss Darlington.
(b) Jane Fairweather.
(c) Oply Brown.
(d) Miss Fairweather.

13. What is Jane constantly reading throughout Chapters 6 and 7?
(a) A book of war poems.
(b) A book of Wordsworth poems.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

14. Who is Black Beryl?
(a) The person who discovered the flight incantation.
(b) One of Miss Darlington's sworn enemies.
(c) One of the ghosts that haunts Pleasance.
(d) The founder of the Wisteria Society.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Darlington House lifts off in Chapter 4, what dangerous thing happens to Cecilia?

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

4. What does Tom find out about Oply in Chapter 8?

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

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