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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. What does Venetia threaten to do if Oswald does not apologize in Chapter 9?
(a) Tell his father what he did.
(b) Break off their engagement.
(c) Have Damerel challenge him to a duel.
(d) Report him to the authorities.

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

3. Who does Venetia receive a lengthy letter from in Chapter 13?
(a) Yardley.
(b) Oswald.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Conway.

4. What does Mrs. Hendred think about Yardley as possible husband for Venetia?
(a) She likes him. but doesn't think he's a good match for Venetia.
(b) She suspects he is penniless.
(c) She approves of and encourages him.
(d) She disapproves of his arrogance.

5. Where does Damerel take Aubrey in Chapter 10?
(a) Rotherham.
(b) Sheffield.
(c) London.
(d) York.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Oswald seek from Damerel when he intercepts him on the way home in Chapter 9?

4. What does the striking woman that Venetia sees in Chapter 18 do to Venetia?

5. What prompts Aubrey to change his behavior towards Mrs. Scorrier in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Oswald intercept Damerel on his way home in Chapter 9?

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

(see the answer keys)

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