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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 175, what does Queen Victoria ask Oply as soon as Oply mentions Captain Morvath?
(a) "Where is the villain?"
(b) "I could have been a pirate, myself."
(c) "Who is Captain Morvath?"
(d) "Does dear Ned know of this?"

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

3. On page 244, what does Cecilia say she is doing when she draws a gun on Ned? ed asks Cecila whether she is jikacking the house
(a) She is "hijacking" her own life.
(b) She expects "more cheerful compliance" from Ned.
(c) She intends to "extract a confession" from Ned.
(d) She finds the situation "regrettable."

4. When Cecilia first sees her father and thinks of the day her mother died, this is an example of which plot device?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Reversal.
(d) Cliffhanger.

5. When Pleasance smells smoke and realizes that fire might be on its way, what is her first thought?
(a) The abbey is not the place she wants to haunt after her death.
(b) She needs to get a message to either Ned or Cecilia.
(c) Dying in a fire is a suitably gothic ending for her life.
(d) She must get Miss Darlington to a safer location.

6. Besides tea and cookies, what does Lady Armitage need a constant supply of while she waits for Ned to appear?
(a) Opium.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Cigarettes.

7. What does Cecilia throw at Morvath's feet in Chapter 18?
(a) A smoke bomb.
(b) The dagger he gave her as a child.
(c) Her copy of Wuthering Heights.
(d) A mathematics textbook.

8. In Chapter 20, what does Cecilia wait to see before giving the order to turn the house around?
(a) Miss Darlington outside the abbey.
(b) The queen's soldiers beginning to withdraw.
(c) Her father's fiery death.
(d) Alex and Jane landing their houses.

9. What does Jane say Miss Darlington treats Cecilia like?
(a) A servant.
(b) A spoiled pet.
(c) A princess.
(d) A child.

10. When Frederick tries to assert his status over Ned, what new identity does Ned reveal?
(a) Rodrigo Pereira, Viscount of Alentejo.
(b) Afonso Silva, Duke of Lisbon.
(c) Prince Francisco of Portugal.
(d) Duarte Leveport, Baron of Valando.

11. On page 150, why does Cecilia think it would be better to stab Ned than to slap him?
(a) It would mean she could nurse him back to health.
(b) It would make more of a mess in Lady Armitage's parlor.
(c) It would be better for her reputation.
(d) It would more accurately convey her feelings.

12. What do Queen Victoria's remarks about Ned cause Oply to realize?
(a) The Queen has no idea who Ned really is.
(b) Ned has yet another secret identity.
(c) The Queen dislikes Ned intensely.
(d) Ned might be a danger to Cecilia.

13. After dinner in Chapter 13, what suspicion does Ned share with Cecilia?
(a) He suspects that Lady Armitage has betrayed them to Morvath.
(b) He suspects that Jacobsen has lied to them about Morvath's location.
(c) He suspects that Jacobsen intentionally let himself be captured.
(d) He suspects that Lady Armitage is scheming to marry him.

14. From whom do Ned and Cecilia hide in a broom closet on their way out of the hotel?
(a) Jacobsen.
(b) A porter.
(c) Morvath.
(d) Randall.

15. In Chapter 18, what surprising information does Cecilia get about Miss Darlington?
(a) She deliberately let herself get captured.
(b) She is not biologically related to Cecilia.
(c) She is Morvath's mother.
(d) She plans to kill Lady Armitage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Oply get Tom onto the London-bound train?

3. When Tom looks at himself in the clothing shop, whom does he realize Oply has dressed him to look like?

4. On page 174, what word does Queen Victoria's parrot squawk at Oply and Tom when they first enter the Queen's bedroom?

5. What does Ned pretend to see in order to slow Cecilia down enough to catch her as she is running through the portrait gallery?

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