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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phobia does Oscar explain to Lucinda when he visits her stateroom?
(a) His fear of snakes.
(b) His fear of the ocean.
(c) His fear of airplanes.
(d) His fear of heights.

2. Why is Mr. Borradaile upset when Lucinda joins his table for dinner?
(a) Women restrict the natural flow of conversation.
(b) He thinks she talks too little.
(c) She is too shy for his taste.
(d) He is shy in front of women.

3. Who mostly inhabits the parish near Boat Harbour?
(a) Ex-convicts.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Wealthy landowners.

4. When Lucinda is talking with Dennis in Chapter 62, what does she take on and off?
(a) Coat.
(b) Ring.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Shoes.

5. What does Horace Borrodaile speak about in his monologues on board the ship?
(a) The state of his farmland.
(b) His factory receipts.
(c) The articles he has published.
(d) Politics, hunting, and taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident occurs in the glassworks factory that causes it to close?

2. What does Lucinda long for when she is living again in Sydney after Dennis has left?

3. What is in the envelope that Lucinda gives to Oscar when Oscar leaves on the expedition?

4. How does Oscar originally plan to transport the church to Dennis?

5. What was the funny name of the steward who attended Oscar when he was sick on board the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Oscar's new congregation like him as a preacher?

2. Describe the events of Oscar and Lucinda's Christmas Day.

3. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

4. How does Mr. Jeffris show his love of power as he prepares for the expedition?

5. When does Lucinda finally realize that Oscar must love her?

6. How does Oscar's enthusiastic description of the phosphorescence phenomenon end up making him feel lonely and left out?

7. Does Oscar admire the glassworks factory?

8. What convinces Oscar to go up to first class and seek out Lucinda?

9. Does Oscar believe he can withstand anything for Lucinda's love?

10. How does Oscar react to seeing Lucinda's prototype for a glass building?

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