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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. When Oscar's housekeeper warns him that his sermons are upsetting the congregation, what is he preaching about?
(a) Love.
(b) Compassion.
(c) The evils of gambling.
(d) Charity.

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

3. What is Oscar's response when Lucinda says he has still not absolved her after her confession?
(a) "I'm sure you know what to do."
(b) "We'll do it later."
(c) "I need my Bible."
(d) "Where is the sin?"

4. What does Mr. Jeffris appoint Mr. Smith to be on the expedition?
(a) Oscar's keeper.
(b) Cook.
(c) Note taker.
(d) Horse handler.

5. What does Mr. d'Abbs tell Lucinda that Jeffris loves?
(a) Target practice.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Danger.
(d) Being popular.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Arthur Phelps have?

2. What game is Lucinda playing when she sees Oscar in Chapter 64?

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

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

5. How many days is Wardley-Fish imprisoned in Sydney?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Smith change her mind about working as Lucinda's housekeeper?

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

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

4. Why does Percy Smith give Oscar laudanum on the journey?

5. What scandal do Lucinda and Oscar create?

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

7. How does Lucinda grow comfortable around Oscar and begin to admire him again?

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

9. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

10. Does Oscar admire the glassworks factory?

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