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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucinda think of George Eliot?
(a) She enjoys talking with her about glass.
(b) She loves her.
(c) She is a snob.
(d) She enjoys her company.

2. What does Theophilus ask Mrs. Williams to do after Oscar runs away?
(a) Travel to the city for supplies.
(b) Kneel and pray.
(c) Pack away Oscar's belongings.
(d) Take over Oscar's chores.

3. What does Oscar plan to do once he has earned enough money from gambling in Chapter 41?
(a) Give all his money to his father.
(b) Spend his money on a house.
(c) Travel to New South Wales as a missionary.
(d) Travel to New Guinea.

4. What makes Dennis feel stronger about himself?
(a) Reading books about biology.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Lifting weights.
(d) Being admired by women.

5. How does Oscar disappoint Wardley-Fish when they go to Cremorne Gardens?
(a) He does not wear a coat and tie.
(b) He says he doesn't like the place and leaves.
(c) He won't drink champagne.
(d) He arrives four hours late.

6. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?
(a) French poems.
(b) Pagan symbols.
(c) Italian expressions.
(d) Curse words.

7. What does Theophilus check every morning as Oscar stands on a footstool?
(a) Oscar's lungs.
(b) Oscar's scalp.
(c) Oscar's heart.
(d) Oscar's teeth.

8. What did Theophilus believe Christmas was?
(a) The best holiday.
(b) A Christian holiday.
(c) A time for family celebration.
(d) A pagan holiday.

9. What religion does Oscar believe he must follow in Chapter 9?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Lutheran.

10. How did Lucinda's father die?
(a) He was thrown from a horse.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Drowned.
(d) In his sleep.

11. Where does Lucinda go after her mother dies?
(a) Bloomer Hotel.
(b) A Baptist girls shelter.
(c) Mr. Ahearn's house.
(d) To Mrs. Cousins' boarding house.

12. What were the names of Lucinda's parents?
(a) Patty and John.
(b) Nancy and Dick.
(c) Elizabeth and Abel.
(d) Julia and Daniel.

13. Why does Ian Wardley-Fish like Oscar?
(a) He is not boring or ordinary.
(b) He is good looking.
(c) He is popular.
(d) He thinks he dresses well.

14. What was Lucinda's mother's dream?
(a) To own a factory.
(b) To teach fifth grade.
(c) To publish a book.
(d) To get a medical degree.

15. After Lucinda's father dies, where does her mother want to return to?
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Sydney.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the townspeople make fun of Lucinda's mother?

2. What does Theophilus Hopkins study in the natural world?

3. What is the name of Theophilus' book?

4. What does Lucinda steal from the boat and place on the hotel counter in Sydney?

5. What does Elizabeth Mullins say when she attempts to lay the palm leaf underneath the horse's feet?

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