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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Damerel scold Aubrey for in Chapter 4?
(a) Trespassing on his estate.
(b) Not using good judgment.
(c) Going out in bad weather.
(d) Riding a horse.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Oswald tell Venetia he almost did?
(a) Hit Damerel in the face.
(b) Kicked Damerel.
(c) Hugged Damerel.
(d) Had Damerel arrested.

3. When does Yardley think Venetia will marry him?
(a) When Conway returns.
(b) When she turns thirty.
(c) When Aubrey goes to Oxford.
(d) After he gets rid of Oswald.

4. Where does Oswald see Venetia climb a ladder?
(a) In the barn.
(b) To the attic.
(c) Up a tree.
(d) In the library.

5. What is one of the things Aubrey and Damerel discussed while Venetia was away?
(a) Aubrey's father's hunting skills.
(b) Mrs. Priddy's dislike for Damerel.
(c) Damerel's last love affair.
(d) The latest operas in London.

6. How does Venetia react when Oswald offers to protect her from Damerel ?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries with relief.
(c) She is touched.
(d) She gets angry.

7. How old is Venetia at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Twenty-eight years old
(b) Twenty-five years old.
(c) Nineteen years old.
(d) Twenty-one years old.

8. What does Venetia intend to make with what she picks in Chapter 2?
(a) Preserves.
(b) Pie.
(c) Upside-down cake.
(d) Jelly.

9. What is big news in town in Chapter 3?
(a) The summer festival.
(b) The vicar's death.
(c) Lord Damerel's return.
(d) The hot weather.

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

11. What does Venetia get tangled in during Chapter 2?
(a) A spider web.
(b) Rose bushes.
(c) Fencing.
(d) Brambles.

12. What does Aubrey value which Venetia doesn't want to trespass on in Chapter 4?
(a) His exercise.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) Nature.
(d) His independence.

13. Who does Venetia tell about her encounter with Lord Damerel ?
(a) Yardley.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Mrs. Priddy.
(d) No one.

14. What does Venetia intend to do with her inheritance?
(a) Set up her own house.
(b) Travel.
(c) Donate it to charity.
(d) Open a shop in London.

15. What does Venetia note to Oswald about his father.
(a) That he has someone else he wants Oswald to marry.
(b) That his father is deeply in debt to her family.
(c) That he will probably leave Oswald penniless.
(d) That he told her to refuse Oswald's proposals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Edward Yardley described in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does Damerel get Yardley to leave the Priory?

4. Who is Sophie Rendlesham?

5. Who is Aubrey?

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