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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 Aubrey's dog begin to bark in Chapter 14?
(a) Aubrey shouts at Mrs. Scorrier.
(b) Mrs. Scorrier hit the dog.
(c) Someone is lurking outside the window.
(d) Charlotte goes into labor.

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

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

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

5. How is Venetia dressed at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) In her country style clothes.
(b) In the latest fashion.
(c) As a boy.
(d) In clothes warmer than the season requires.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Yardley go to London?

3. Who does Venetia receive a lengthy letter from in Chapter 13?

4. What does Venetia have to figure out at the end of Chapter 17?

5. According to Mrs. Hendred, why must Venetia not meet with the striking woman in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Damerel react when Venetia tells him that she intends to set up house for herself in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Yardley finally lose interest in Venetia in Chapter 19?

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

6. What kind of plan does Venetia come up with in Chapter 18?

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

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

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