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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Edward Yardley described in Chapter 1?
(a) As compassionate.
(b) As anxious.
(c) As slow-witted.
(d) As stubborn.

2. What about Yardley upsets Aubrey in Chapter 6?
(a) That he doubts Aubrey's intelligence.
(b) That he assumes authority when he has none.
(c) That he takes a drink without being offered one.
(d) That he speaks to Venetia rudely.

3. What does Yardley assume when he meets Damerel?
(a) That Yardley is a friend to Aubrey.
(b) That Yardley was a friend of Venetia's father.
(c) That Yardley is Mrs. Priddy's son.
(d) That Yardley is there to cause trouble.

4. What makes Oswald self-conscious around Yardley?
(a) Yardley's frankness.
(b) Yardley's flirtatiousness.
(c) Yardley's fashion sense.
(d) Yardley's confidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lady Denny's husband do to her dismay in Chapter 3?

3. What does Damerel tell Venetia about Lady Sophie in Chapter 6?

4. How did Damerel feel after his affair with Lady Sophia?

5. Why did Venetia think Damerel returned to the Priory?

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