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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Four and Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yardley tell Venetia she must stop doing in Chapter 3?
(a) Wandering without a chaperone.
(b) Inviting Oswald over.
(c) Wearing men's clothes.
(d) Expecting Conway to return.

2. What is the name of Venetia's nurse?
(a) Mrs. Portly.
(b) Mrs. Penny.
(c) Mrs. Putney.
(d) Mrs. Priddy.

3. What does Venetia say that shocks people?
(a) That she doesn't miss her father.
(b) That she caused her father's death.
(c) That her father haunts the family house.
(d) That her mother is alive.

4. How does Lady Denny act toward Lord Damerel?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Civilly.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Rudely.

5. What does Venetia decide to pick in Chapter 2?
(a) Rhubarb.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Pears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Damerel win Aubrey's good opinion?

2. How old is Venetia at the beginning of the novel?

3. Why does Venetia have some anger toward Damerel in Chapter 4?

4. How does Yardley speak to Venetia in in Chapter 3?

5. What does Yardley refer to as of "particular delicacy."

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