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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. Why does Venetia stop going to the Priory in Chapter 8?
(a) Aubrey returns home.
(b) Bad weather moves in.
(c) She and Damerel have a disagreement.
(d) Mrs. Denny advises against it.

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

3. How did Lord Damerel offend Lady Denny's daughters?
(a) By calling them children.
(b) By not speaking to them.
(c) By scolding them.
(d) By suggesting they were old maids.

4. What does Venetia refuse to change her behavior just to avoid?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Ridicule.
(c) Angering others.
(d) Gossip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Damerel react to Yardley's annoying and offensive comments?

2. What is Lady Denny's husband's name?

3. What does Damerel do after untangling Venetia?

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

5. How does Oswald view Damerel in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Venetia decide to do at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What does Yardley fuss over Aubrey for in Chapter 5?

3. Why is Aubrey unhappy to see Yardley and Oswald ride up to the manor in Chapter 1?

4. What does Oswald decide when he is escorted into the room where Aubrey is in Chapter 8?

5. How does Venetia feel about her deceased father?

6. What did Mrs. Priddy once tell Venetia about her mother?

7. What does Yardley warn Venetia of when news of Lord Damerel's return spreads?

8. How does Damerel earn Aubrey's good opinion?

9. What scandalous information does Lady Denny tell Venetia about Lord Damerel?

10. What does Venetia think Damerel means when he says he would not have kissed her had she been with an attendant?

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