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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Armitage daydream about Ned doing when he finally brings her news of Cecilia's death?
(a) Assuring her that Miss Darlington has collapsed from grief.
(b) Kneeling before her devotedly and begging to be her servant.
(c) Revealing his true identity and telling her all his secrets.
(d) Asking her to run away with him to Italy.

2. What small building do Ned and Cecilia see fly past Darlington House while they are arguing about landing?
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) A boat house.
(c) A garden shed.
(d) A private chapel.

3. In Chapter 11, what causes Ned to suggest that it would be better to take the carriage than ride the horses that Cecilia has procured?
(a) He is bothered that Cecilia is the one who thought to steal some horses.
(b) He is worried that Cecilia is too dizzy to safely ride.
(c) He thinks that it is more appropriate and ladylike for Cecilia to ride in a carriage.
(d) He thinks that leaving the carriage behind will draw attention to them.

4. How has Lady Armitage prepared in advance for a possible attempt to steal her house?
(a) The house's steering mechanism is locked and the key is well hidden.
(b) There is a hidden trap awaiting anyone who approaches the wheelhouse.
(c) One of her housemaids is waiting in the wheelhouse with a gun.
(d) She has disassembled the house's steering mechanism.

5. What is the rhetorical purpose of Cecilia's misunderstanding of the word "protection" during her intimate encounter with Ned?
(a) It foreshadows Cecilia's intention to leave Ned.
(b) It characterizes her as prudish about language.
(c) It demonstrates her naivete about sexual matters.
(d) It hints that she still does not trust Ned completely.

6. Part of the title of Chapter 18 is "The Villain's Denouement"--what does "denouement" refer to in this context?
(a) A plan or procedure.
(b) A resolution or outcome.
(c) An explanation or description.
(d) A defeat or setback.

7. In the breakfast room of Northangerland Abbey, what is Cecilia's response to her father's greeting?
(a) She begins to throw everything within reach at him.
(b) She draws a small knife and tries to stab him.
(c) She cries and runs to Ned for comfort.
(d) She faints and falls to the floor.

8. Where does Alex carry his portrait of Cilla?
(a) In a ring.
(b) Tattooed on his arm.
(c) In his coat pocket.
(d) In a pocket watch.

9. What does Miss Darlington mean when, on page 223, she tells Cecilia "Plan B"?
(a) Cecilia should stab Morvath.
(b) Cecilia should call for help.
(c) Cecilia should pretend to agree with Morvath.
(d) Cecilia should run away.

10. Why does Morvath have a hard time locating the door to the secret passage in the gallery?
(a) Jane Fairweather has drugged his tea.
(b) Cilla switched the portraits around.
(c) He has not used the passages in many years.
(d) He is too angry to really focus on the task.

11. Why is Cecilia relieved when she manages to shoot a cannonball that takes out a corner of the west wing of the abbey?
(a) She knows that this is where the abbey's ammunition is.
(b) She knows that the abbey will not be able to fly, now.
(c) She knows that this is where her father is hiding.
(d) She knows that the Wisteria Society will be able to escape, now.

12. Just as Pleasance makes it to the bedroom door, pulling Miss Darlington on a blanket, who breaks open the door and enters the room?
(a) Ned.
(b) Jacobsen.
(c) Alex.
(d) Morvath.

13. When Ned is daydreaming about marrying Cecilia, what do both his imagined wedding location and honeymoon location have in common?
(a) They are both locations important to pirate society.
(b) They are both in Italy.
(c) They are both libraries.
(d) They are in the neighborhood where he first met Cecilia.

14. In Chapter 19, what royal occasion does the queen decide to invite Miss Darlington to?
(a) Her Jubilee Banquet.
(b) Princess Alice's wedding.
(c) A garden party.
(d) Prince Edward's birthday.

15. What does Cecilia see when she first opens her eyes in her childhood bedroom?
(a) The cockatiel wallpaper.
(b) A portrait of her mother.
(c) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(d) Ned Lightbourne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned surprise Cecilia by revealing when they are arguing about her father in the morning at The Knowles hotel?

2. What does Cecilia tell Frederick she plans to use the secret passage to do?

3. In Chapter 13, what evidence does Lady Armitage offer Ned and Cecilia that Morvath's hideout is nearby?

4. When Frederick catches sight of Cecilia's leg, with whose great beauty does he favorably compare Cecilia's?

5. Where is Morvath's house moored when Cecilia and Ned go looking for it in Chapter 13?

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