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Test your Emerald Ring knowledge

1) Why does Letty go downstairs?
a) To stop burglars
b) To stop Mary from eloping
c) To stop Geoff from kidnapping Mary
d) To stop the Black Tulip

2) What is Geoff called?
a) Man of Many Masks
b) The Quiet Man
c) Prince of Shadows
d) Lord of Steel
3) What is Mr. Alsworthy's best advice, in "navigating the shoals of matrimony"?
a) Ear plugs
b) Port
c) Separate bedrooms
d) Patience

4) Who does Eloise's grandmother forcefully set her up with?
a) Alex
b) Jay
c) Grant
d) Colin

5) Whose sepulcher provides interest and intrigue
a) Robert Emmet
b) William Ogilvie
c) Miles Byrne
d) Edward Fitzgerald

6) What is the significance of Jane's assumed name?
a) Gillyflower is another name for pink carnation
b) Gilly is Eloise's sister's name, a play on words
c) Gilly is so ridiculous sounding, it fits her persona
d) Gilly means "spy" in gaelic

7) What's the vilest thing about Jasper?
a) His attempt to murder Geoff and make Letty his Viscountess
b) His attempt to murder Letty and frame Geoff
c) His abetting of the Black Tulip's many-petaled plot in Ireland
d) His sideburns

8) What is in Emily Gilchrist's purse?
a) Perfume
b) The seal of the Black Tulip
c) A note from Lord Vaughn
d) A revolver

9) What do we learn about black tulips?
a) They're incredibly rare
b) They don't exist
c) They only grow in Ireland
d) They are showcased at Mrs. Landergan's soiree

10) Which line is not taken from Geoff's stellar verse?
a) 'O peerless jewel in Albion's crown'
b) 'O Muse! O Fates! O Love divine!'
c) 'O phoenix fair from farthest isles'
d) 'Lend strength to my enmetered line'

11) According to Jane, what is the "common masculine coin of communication"?
a) Grunting
b) Shoving
c) Belching
d) Bluffing

12) Where does Jasper promise to leave for?
a) England
b) France
c) India
d) West Indies

13) What's happening to Eloise next Saturday?

a) Another date with Jay
b) Thanksgiving with Pammy
c) A date with Colin
d) A visit to Selwick Hall

14) Whatever will happen to Mary now?
a) She'll die an unhappy spinster
b) She'll enter into a marriage of convenience
c) She'll lose both her beauty and her memory in a freak mirror accident
d) She'll find herself entangled in espionage at the hands of Lord Vaughn...

15) So, really, who IS the Black Tulip?
a) the Marquise de Montval
b) Lord Vaughn
c) Mr. Throtwottle
d) Turnip Fitzhugh
e) We'll just have to wait for The Seduction of the Crimson Rose to find out…
 



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