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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tom Wilson?

2. What noise is described as being as "definite as a walnut cracking?"

3. Why can't Mrs. Stratton have an official position in the Anglican church?

4. What is the name of the hotel where Lucinda stays in Sydney?

5. When Lucinda leaves Paramatta, who takes her to Sydney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dennis Hasset's reaction to meeting Lucinda?

2. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

3. Is Lucinda passionate about glass?

4. What happens when Oscar runs away from his father's house and tries to go to Reverend Stratton's home?

5. How does Oscar deal with Reverend Stratton's discovery of a losing betting stub?

6. How does Oscar feel about his father when he comes to visit him at the Stratton's home?

7. Why is Mrs. Cousins perturbed by Lucinda's style of dress when she lives at her boarding house?

8. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

9. Why does Lucinda like to go to Mr. d'Abb's house in the evenings?

10. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Oscar's reaction to Lucinda's prototype. What kind of language does he use to express his opinion of it? How does his reaction help Lucinda understand something about her feelings for him?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Miriam Chadwick, the narrator's great grandmother. How did she take the opportunity presented to her by Dennis Hasset and become engaged to Oscar? What does she do when she realizes she has inherited a fortune? What does this suggest about her character?

Essay Topic 3

How would you characterize Dennis and Lucinda's relationship? Do they treat each other well? In what ways do they both fail each other?

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