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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Homage.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Non Sequitur.
(d) Allegory.

3. What fake names does Ned give for himself and Cecilia at the hotel?
(a) Henry and Anne.
(b) Heathcliff and Catherine.
(c) Rochester and Jane.
(d) Albert and Victoria.

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

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

6. Why have Miss Darlington and Miss Brown fallen out of touch?
(a) Miss Darlington tried to have Miss Brown assassinated.
(b) Miss Brown stole a valuable painting from Miss Darlington.
(c) Miss Darlington framed Miss Brown for a robbery.
(d) Miss Brown was involved in Cilla's death.

7. What are the women referring to when they speak of the "Great Peril" (81)?
(a) Freckles.
(b) The police.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Rain.

8. In Chapter 5, where has Constantinopla just returned from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Prison.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) Windsor Castle.

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

10. What did Miss Darlington steal from Mr. Rotunder?
(a) His wooden leg.
(b) His scrapbook.
(c) His sextant.
(d) His glass eye.

11. What does Cecilia mean when she tells Ned that "for an Italian, you have a remarkably Etonian accent" (30)?
(a) She knows that Ned is from Northern England, not Italy.
(b) She suspects Ned of being a well-educated, upper-class Englishman.
(c) She thinks that Ned is trying to disguise his Italian accent.
(d) She dislikes Italians and thinks the way they speak is comical.

12. What does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?
(a) A portrait of Cilla.
(b) A ribbon he once saw Cecilia wear.
(c) A pair of silver candlesticks.
(d) A crystal bowl.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Armitage wish to have Cecilia killed?

2. What surprises Cecilia about the hotel where she and Ned stay the night?

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

4. Who fires shots at Darlington House as it comes in for a landing in Ottery St. Mary?

5. What unusual weapon did Mrs. Rotunder employ in her recent assassination attempt against Miss Darlington?

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