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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 Mrs. Priddy dote on Charlotte?
(a) Charlotte is pretty.
(b) Charlotte and Mrs. Priddy are related.
(c) Charlotte reminds Mrs. Priddy of her dead daughter.
(d) Charlotte is pregnant.

2. What does Venetia set out to find on the morning after she finds out about her mother?
(a) Her mother's hotel.
(b) Her brother's barracks.
(c) Her father's grave site.
(d) Her birth certificate.

3. Who is Marston?
(a) Oswald's friend.
(b) A squire.
(c) The vicar.
(d) Damerel's servant.

4. Why did Conway send Mrs. Scorrier to Undershaw?
(a) She wants to run his estate.
(b) She was causing trouble for him at his post.
(c) She lost her own home due to debt.
(d) She can't bear to be apart from her daughter.

5. Where does Damerel suggest Aubrey go in Chapter 13?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A hospital.
(c) To stay with family in Londin.
(d) Damerel's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Venetia spot a striking woman accompanied by a man who looks like the Prince Regent?

2. Why does Venetia's uncle come to Undershaw in Chapter 15?

3. Where do Sir John and Lady Denny send Oswald?

4. What does Lady Steeple learn about Venetia that she finds horrible?

5. What is the name of the striking woman who Venetia sees in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Scorrier and Charlotte react to a visit from Damerel in Chapter 12?

2. How does Venetia react when she finds out that the woman at the theater is her mother?

3. Why has Yardley come to London? What does Mrs. Hendred think of Yardley?

4. Why does Venetia's uncle visit her in Chapter 15?

5. What conflict is Venetia burdened with in Chapter 14?

6. What happens while Venetia, Yardley and Mrs. Hendred attend the theater?

7. How does Mrs. Hendred try to meddle in Venetia's affairs?

8. Why isn't Venetia enjoying her London trip?

9. What are Aubrey and Venetia shocked to find out upon returning to Undershaw in Chapter 10?

10. How does Mrs. Hendred convince Venetia to go out on the town with her and Yardley? Where do they go?

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