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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The women are going to discuss Cecilia's promotion to senior status.
(c) She knows that Cecilia is uncomfortable with Jane Fairweather.
(d) She knows that Cecilia needs to replace her copy of Wuthering Heights.

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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 Knowle.
(c) The Grange.
(d) The Basset.

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

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

8. What do Oply's Chapter 8 remarks about a ring, a honeymoon, and a dress reveal?
(a) She is not interested in the trappings of a traditional wedding.
(b) She expects Tom to obtain these things honestly.
(c) She has been plotting to marry Tom all along.
(d) She has more expensive tastes than Tom can support.

9. What does Ned steal from Cecilia on their way into the hotel?
(a) Her knife.
(b) Her book.
(c) Her earrings.
(d) Her pistol.

10. When Cecilia goes outside to get some fresh air during the Chapter 6 Wisteria Society meeting, what does she discover is happening?
(a) Ned is helping Morvath steal Miss Dole's house.
(b) Mrs. Rotunder's butler is meeting with a mysterious cloaked man.
(c) All of the Wisteria Society husbands are meeting at Miss Brown's house.
(d) Tom Eames is listening at the window of Mrs. Rotunder's house.

11. When Ned thinks of Cilla as an "enigmatic" person, what does this mean is true about Cilla (88)?
(a) Her sense of humor was unpredictable and sometimes cruel.
(b) She liked to make people anxious and unsettled.
(c) Her actions and motivations were mysterious.
(d) She enjoyed drama and being the center of attention.

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

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

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

15. Where is Cecilia's mother?
(a) She is in jail for stealing a valuable diamond.
(b) She went missing during a battle with witches.
(c) She abandoned Cecilia when Cecilia was nine.
(d) She was murdered many years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two forms of speech does Cecilia forbid Ned from using while they are on their way into the hotel?

2. How did Morvath's adoptive parents die?

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

4. What fake names does Ned give for himself and Cecilia at the hotel?

5. What is Jane constantly reading throughout Chapters 6 and 7?

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