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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. What is Jane constantly reading throughout Chapters 6 and 7?
(a) A book of Wordsworth poems.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) A book of war poems.
(d) Jane Eyre.

2. What does Cecilia mean when she tells Ned that "for an Italian, you have a remarkably Etonian accent" (30)?
(a) She suspects Ned of being a well-educated, upper-class Englishman.
(b) She thinks that Ned is trying to disguise his Italian accent.
(c) She dislikes Italians and thinks the way they speak is comical.
(d) She knows that Ned is from Northern England, not Italy.

3. By what name does Ned introduce himself to Cecilia in Chapter 3?
(a) Eduardo de Luca.
(b) Teddy Luxe.
(c) Captain Lightbourne.
(d) Dr. Lumes.

4. What does Miss Darlington tell Cecilia the government's reason is for persecuting pirates?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Misogyny.
(c) Greed.
(d) Fear.

5. What town is Darlington House near at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Bath.
(b) Lyme Regis.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Scarborough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Cecilia use to describe non-pirates?

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

3. What does Miss Darlington's irritation when Ned knocks at their door reveal about Miss Darlington?

4. What excuse does Lady Armitage give for her difficulties in flying her house?

5. What causes Cecilia's stomach--and her understanding of Ned--to flip while they are talking at dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cecilia hope will happen when she tells the Wisteria Society women about Lady Armitage's assassination attempt, and what actually happens?

2. What are the two competing stories that Ned has heard about Morvath's marriage to Cilla?

3. Who is Cecilia's father, and why does Cecilia read Bronte novels in hopes of understanding him better?

4. What does Cecilia think is ironic about servants being allowed to fly houses?

5. 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?

6. Whom does Oply spend the Chapter 6 Wisteria Society meeting telling Cecilia about, and whom does this man turn out to be in Chapter 7?

7. What is Morvath's plan for England?

8. What is ironic about the Chapter 1 conversation about Miss Darlington's concerns over how she would have handled Ned had he tried to break in when she was alone in the house?

9. Where does Ned first lie down to sleep, and why does he quickly move to sleep elsewhere?

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

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