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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. Who is Sophie Rendlesham?
(a) Damerel's head housekeeper.
(b) Venetia's aunt.
(c) The woman Lord Damerel ran off with.
(d) Venetia's neighbor.

2. Why did Venetia climb a ladder?
(a) To retrieve a book.
(b) To pick apples.
(c) To save some kittens.
(d) To reach a box.

3. Where does Venetia head to pick fruit in Chapter 2?
(a) Just outside the village.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) The Priory.
(d) The riverbank.

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

5. What does Venetia bring with her to the Priory in Chapter 5?
(a) Jelly.
(b) Letters.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Venetia's family estate?

2. What does Yardley assume when he meets Damerel?

3. What is one of the things Aubrey and Damerel discussed while Venetia was away?

4. What does Venetia refuse to change her behavior just to avoid?

5. Why is Yardley threatened by Damerel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Venetia's younger brother, Aubrey.

2. What does Venetia tell Damerel he is the first to perceive in Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Oswald view Damerel's return?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Damerel reveal is the real reason he returned to the Priory?

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

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

8. What dismays Lady Denny in Chapter 3?

9. What does Damerel announce at the end of Chapter 2?

10. What does Venetia plan to do with her inheritance? Why does she stay at her brother's estate?

(see the answer keys)

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