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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the hotel where Ned proposes that he and Cecilia stop for the night in Chapter 9?
2. When Ned thinks of Cilla as an "enigmatic" person, what does this mean is true about Cilla (88)?
3. What does Ned steal from one of the Wisteria Society houses in Chapter 6?
4. 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)?
5. Who is Black Beryl?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two competing stories that Ned has heard about Morvath's marriage to Cilla?
2. How many husbands has Lady Armitage had, and what are their fates?
3. What is the fate of the book of Wordsworth poems that Cecilia is reading while she drives the carriage in Chapter 9?
4. What is Morvath's plan for England?
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. How does Miss Darlington's confusion about an acronym lead to Darlington House being fired upon when it lands in Ottery St. Mary?
7. How is Miss Darlington's Chapter 4 reaction to Cecilia walking two miles typical of her treatment of Cecilia in general?
8. What kind of a relationship do Ned and Alex seem to have, and how does the reader know this?
9. What is unusual about Pleasance's mental state?
10. What is paradoxical about Lady Armitage's attitude toward Cecilia in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you take and defend a position about what The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels conveys about ambition. Consider how setting, plot details, and characterization impact the reader's understanding of this question. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you take and defend a position about what The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels conveys about the idea of "home." Consider how setting, plot details, and characterization impact the reader's understanding of this question. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze illness as metaphor in The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. How do concerns about illness manifest themselves in this text, and why is it likely that they are a disguise for other concerns? What are those concerns? Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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