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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lady Denny act toward Lord Damerel?

2. What reason does Venetia give for refusing to marry Oswald.

3. How does Venetia react when Oswald offers to protect her from Damerel ?

4. What do Venetia and Damerel talk about in the garden in Chapter 6?

5. How does Venetia feel when she awakes in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Aubrey unhappy to see Yardley and Oswald ride up to the manor in Chapter 1?

2. What did Mrs. Priddy once tell Venetia about her mother?

3. Before meeting him, what does Yardley decide he must let Damerel know? What ruins his intention?

4. What does Venetia decide to do at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Damerel reveal is the real reason he returned to the Priory?

6. How do Oswald and Yardley each view Damerel in relation to Venetia?

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

8. Why is Damerel glad about Aubrey's injury? In what manner does he write to contact Venetia about it and why?

9. How does Venetia feel about her deceased father?

10. What did Lady Denny's daughters think of Lord Damerel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel, Georgette Heyer. Is she a respected novelist? What has she achieved throughout her career? What types of novels does she write? Are there similarities between "Venetia" and her other novels?

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 conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Is it expected? Are you satisfied with the ending? Are there any unanswered questions?

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