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

3. Why does Ned have to travel by foot or horseback?
(a) Patrick Morvath has stolen his house.
(b) His house went off a cliff.
(c) He does not want people to know he is a pirate.
(d) He does not know the flying incantation.

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

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

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

7. What word does Cecilia use to describe non-pirates?
(a) Scupper.
(b) Corsair.
(c) Grommet.
(d) Landlubber.

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

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

10. When the narrative describes the Wisteria Society women inside the Ancient Mariner as "an Impressionist's fever dream," what claim is being made about their appearance (79)?
(a) It is terrifying and surreal.
(b) It is somber and foreboding.
(c) It is elaborate and colorful.
(d) It is flashy and tasteless.

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

12. What causes Cecilia's stomach--and her understanding of Ned--to flip while they are talking at dinner?
(a) He reveals his hatred of Wordsworth.
(b) He accurately quotes William Blake.
(c) He tells her she is nothing like her father.
(d) He gently lifts a bit of lint from her glove.

13. 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) The wind patterns over England have become strange and unpredictable.
(d) Her original house burned down in a battle, and she is not yet used to flying the new one.

14. What does Cecilia tell Oply is the reason that Jane is not yet a senior member of the Wisteria Society?
(a) Jane does not have her "wings."
(b) Jane is considered unreliable and sneaky.
(c) Jane has not yet graduated from school.
(d) Jane has never robbed a bank.

15. 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) Aside.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecilia mean when she tells Ned that "for an Italian, you have a remarkably Etonian accent" (30)?

2. In Chapter 5, where has Constantinopla just returned from?

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

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

5. On page 28, the text refers to nuns who are "made mad" by the songs of "selkies." What is a "selkie"?

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