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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 does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?
(a) A pair of silver candlesticks.
(b) A portrait of Cilla.
(c) A ribbon he once saw Cecilia wear.
(d) A crystal bowl.

2. When Ned is trying to decide what Cecilia's nickname should be, to what flower does he compare her?
(a) Camellia.
(b) Lily.
(c) Orchid.
(d) Rose.

3. How long has Cecilia been Miss Darlington's ward?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. What technique is used when the title of Chapter 5 mentions "The End of Wuthering Heights" (45)?
(a) Encomium.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Tautology.
(d) Paronomasia.

5. What does Jane imply is unladylike about Oply?
(a) Her manners.
(b) Her hairstyle.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the poem that Cecilia is reading aloud in the book's opening?

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

3. What does Cecilia tell Oply is the reason that Jane is not yet a senior member of the Wisteria Society?

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

5. What technique is used when Cecilia says that "Night is like the underskin of a poem" (121)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Morvath's plan for England?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

9. What is paradoxical about Lady Armitage's attitude toward Cecilia in Chapter 2?

10. 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?

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