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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. In Chapter 19, what royal occasion does the queen decide to invite Miss Darlington to?
(a) Princess Alice's wedding.
(b) Her Jubilee Banquet.
(c) Prince Edward's birthday.
(d) A garden party.

2. What does Cecilia see when she first opens her eyes in her childhood bedroom?
(a) Frederick Bassingthwaite.
(b) Ned Lightbourne.
(c) The cockatiel wallpaper.
(d) A portrait of her mother.

3. Why is Cecilia relieved when she manages to shoot a cannonball that takes out a corner of the west wing of the abbey?
(a) She knows that the Wisteria Society will be able to escape, now.
(b) She knows that the abbey will not be able to fly, now.
(c) She knows that this is where her father is hiding.
(d) She knows that this is where the abbey's ammunition is.

4. What small building do Ned and Cecilia see fly past Darlington House while they are arguing about landing?
(a) A private chapel.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) A boat house.
(d) A garden shed.

5. What does Cecilia tell Frederick she plans to use the secret passage to do?
(a) Find and kill her father.
(b) Find and kill Ned Lightbourne.
(c) Escape Norhtangerland Abbey.
(d) Find and rescue her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned surprise Cecilia by revealing when they are arguing about her father in the morning at The Knowles hotel?

2. When Cecilia first sees her father and thinks of the day her mother died, this is an example of which plot device?

3. Whom do the portraits in the gallery depict?

4. Who surprises Lady Armitage by bringing in tea in the place of her butler?

5. Who unexpectedly shows up while Ned and Cecilia are talking in the portrait gallery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Morvath kill Ned's mother?

2. What is so upsetting to Ned about Cecilia's "defensive tones" when she is talking about her paternal heritage (128)?

3. What is the surface content of Jane and Cecilia's first conversation in Morvath's breakfast room, and what is their real purpose underneath this surface?

4. What running joke about Jacobsen's name is introduced in Chapter 12, and what motif is this joke a part of?

5. What does Ned tell Cecilia right before he kisses her in the broom closet, and how does she respond?

6. What is Cecilia's reasoning for suggesting that she and Ned spend some time alone in her bedroom before they rejoin the rest of the Wisteria Society?

7. When Cecilia and Ned are in the portrait gallery and she announces her plan to kill Morvath, what does Ned tell her?

8. In what way were Cilla's and Patrick's parenting styles ill-suited to Cecilia's temperament?

9. When Cecilia wakes in Northangerland Abbey, what evidence does she consider for and against Ned's involvement with her father?

10. Describe Queen Victoria as she appears in this text.

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