View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Aubrey stay at the Priory?

3. On their first meeting, what does Yardley decide Damerel must know?

4. What kind of dog does Aubrey have?

5. What about Yardley upsets Aubrey in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scandalous information does Lady Denny tell Venetia about Lord Damerel?

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

3. Why is Venetia happy when she wakes in Chapter 5?

4. Describe Venetia's younger brother, Aubrey.

5. What does Oswald see when he enters the barn at Undershaw?

6. What alerts Damerel to the fact that Venetia is not just a village maid?

7. What does Venetia do that is contrary to convention in Chapter 2?

8. What vexes Yardley at the end of Chapter 1?

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

10. Why does Venetia hesitate to go looking for Aubrey when he doesn't return home in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel "Venetia." What are the main conflicts of the novel? How do these conflicts affect the plot and characters of the novel? How do they affect the reader's enjoyment of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Venetia Lanyon. What are her strengths and weaknesses? What are her defining character traits? Make sure you define the role of the protagonist in writing and support your statements about her traits with specific examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel. How does the setting affect the plot and the characters? How does Heyer create a realistic portrayal of Regency England?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 693 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample