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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Pleasance anxious about going into the village for tea at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) She is nervous around the women of the Wisteria Society.
(b) She thinks the house will be stolen.
(c) She worries about Cecilia's health.
(d) She is afraid of the ghosts at the Ancient Mariner.

3. Whose butler has stolen her house?
(a) Miss Brown's.
(b) Miss Jones's.
(c) Mrs. Eames's.
(d) Miss Fairweather's.

4. When Darlington House lifts off in Chapter 4, what dangerous thing happens to Cecilia?
(a) She is nearly hit in the head with a heavy crystal bowl.
(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 struck by a flying portrait of Black Beryl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?

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)?

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

4. Why is Cecilia unable to read the letter from the Wisteria Society?

5. What did Miss Darlington steal from Mr. Rotunder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cecilia excited to learn that she is the target of an assassination attempt?

2. How does Miss Darlington's confusion about an acronym lead to Darlington House being fired upon when it lands in Ottery St. Mary?

3. What is ironic about the Wisteria Society's motto and their activities at the meeting that Cecila and Miss Darlington walk into at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. How does Cecilia's behavior continue to deteriorate after dinner, and what does Ned do in response?

5. What is unusual about Pleasance's mental state?

6. What is really happening as Cecilia views herself as "calm, impassive, undisturbed by fears" at dinner?

7. What is Morvath's plan for England?

8. What kind of a relationship do Ned and Alex seem to have, and how does the reader know this?

9. In Chapter 4, why does Miss Darlington suddenly bring the house into town to pick up Cecilia?

10. In Chapter 8, what plan for Cecilia does Morvath reveal to Ned, and what motivates Morvath's plan?

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