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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 does Venetia receive a brief note from in Chapter 13?
(a) Oswald.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Damerel.
(d) Conway.

2. What is Mrs. Hendred constantly worrying about?
(a) Missing the mail.
(b) Venetia wearing current fashions.
(c) The weather.
(d) Making Venetia a good marriage match.

3. How does Mrs. Hendred react to the restaurant in Chapter 18?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She is amused.

4. Why does Mrs. Scorrier stop interfering in Aubrey's affairs after awhile?
(a) Charlotte threatens to send Mrs. Scorrier away if she doesn't stop.
(b) Mrs. Scorrier can see Aubrey doesn't need her opinions.
(c) Venetia says Conway would want Venetia herself to handle Aubrey's affairs.
(d) Aubrey threatens Mrs. Scorrier angrily.

5. What does Venetia hope for while walking with Sir Lambert down the street in Chapter 19?
(a) That someone will rescue her.
(b) That someone will gossip about them.
(c) That someone will still want to marry her.
(d) That someone will mistake them for a couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Venetia and Sir Lambert encounter on the walk home in Chapter 19?

2. According to Venetia, what does she have a time limit to do in Chapter 18?

3. What does Venetia tell her aunt at the end of Chapter 19?

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

5. What does Venetia find that she enjoys doing in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Venetia need to find a new place for Aubrey? What solution does she find?

6. What disagreement arises because of Aubrey's dog, Bess, in Chapter 14?

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

8. How does the arrival of Mrs. Scorrier affect the running of Undershaw?

9. Why does Venetia go in search of a hotel at the beginning of Chapter 19?

10. Why doesn't Damerel kiss Venetia in Chapter 9?

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