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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dream does Lucinda have but doesn't tell Oscar about in Chapter 77?
(a) To create a glass building.
(b) To become a lawyer.
(c) To travel to Russia.
(d) To study medicine.

2. What does Lucinda realize has hurt Dennis' reputation and career?
(a) Teaching.
(b) A mysterious death in his house.
(c) An affair with one of his parishioners.
(d) Her association with him.

3. Who do the Strattons run into on their way to the racetrack at Newton Abbot?
(a) Theophilus.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Lucinda.

4. What unresolved obligation does Oscar have at the beginning of Chapter 51?
(a) To send a letter to Stratton.
(b) To hear Lucinda's confession.
(c) Pay back a loan to his father.
(d) To set up a gambler's anonymous hotline.

5. What incident occurs in the glassworks factory that causes it to close?
(a) Fire.
(b) A young boy is injured.
(c) Explosion.
(d) Death.

6. What is the name of the vicarage that Oscar is vicar of?
(a) Parramatta.
(b) Bellinger.
(c) Randwick.
(d) St. John's.

7. Where did Lucinda escape to when the ship stopped at a harbor in Chapter 60?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) London.
(c) Port-au-Prince.
(d) Sydney.

8. What game is Lucinda playing when she sees Oscar in Chapter 64?
(a) Poker.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Pak-Ah-Pu.
(d) Five Card Draw.

9. How does Dennis think Lucinda looks when he sees her after she returns to Sydney?
(a) Like a teenager.
(b) Old.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Like a fool.

10. What do the Narcoo see for the first time in the box that fell when Oscar is on the expedition?
(a) Silk.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Guns.
(d) Glass.

11. What does Oscar ask Lucinda when he is worried about her reputation?
(a) To travel with him.
(b) To marry Dennis.
(c) To take religious vows.
(d) To marry him.

12. How far does Mr. Phelps walk with his son to see Lucinda and Oscar at her home?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Six miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) 100 yards.

13. What does Lucinda call Mr. Ahearn when he visits that makes him blush?
(a) Her long lost friend.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Kind.

14. What card game do Oscar and Lucinda first play in her stateroom?
(a) Fish.
(b) Gin Rummy.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Poker.

15. Why does Mr. Jeffris hire a trumpeter?
(a) To lead his expedition to glory.
(b) He is starting a jazz band.
(c) It is his favorite instrument.
(d) To wake him in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar describe the glassworks factory to Lucinda after he has chased her to her office?

2. Where does Oscar take Lucinda to dinner in Chapter 82?

3. Who offers Oscar a job as a clerk?

4. What does the head steward announce at dinner is on view on the above deck in Chapter 52?

5. After Easter, what does Lucinda advertise for?

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