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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. Whom does Miss Darlington suspect of being behind the butler's theft of the house?
(a) Lady Armitage.
(b) Patrick Morvath.
(c) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(d) Eduardo de Luca.

2. What figure of speech is present in the phrase "winter dreamed in her eyes" (3)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Epigram.

3. What does Cecilia have for the first time at the hotel?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Rum.
(c) Wine.
(d) Kidney pie.

4. What fake names does Ned give for himself and Cecilia at the hotel?
(a) Heathcliff and Catherine.
(b) Henry and Anne.
(c) Albert and Victoria.
(d) Rochester and Jane.

5. 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) Euphemism.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned propose to take Cecilia to Lady Armitage's house?

2. Where are Oply and Tom while the women are making their way to the Ancient Mariner?

3. What is Jane constantly reading throughout Chapters 6 and 7?

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

5. Who fires shots at Darlington House as it comes in for a landing in Ottery St. Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What details of Ned's appearance in Chapter 1 cause Cecilia to assume that he is a pirate?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the fate of the book of Wordsworth poems that Cecilia is reading while she drives the carriage in Chapter 9?

9. How many husbands has Lady Armitage had, and what are their fates?

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

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