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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Joanna secretly excited that her dad cut his cheek?
(a) Because he got hurt while rescuing an animal.
(b) Because she does not like her father and enjoys seeing him suffer.
(c) Because she wants to be a surgeon and give her father a stitch.
(d) Because she has a new recipe for healing that she wants to try out.

2. Why does Cora think it is a shame that William remains a pastor?
(a) Cora believes that William should be in Parliament.
(b) Cora feels that William could help more people through a different profession.
(c) Cora does not believe William is happy being a pastor.
(d) Cora believes a wasted intellect is unforgivable.

3. What does Cora and William witness together?
(a) The Flying Dutchman mirage.
(b) They find the remains of Leviathan.
(c) A blood red sunset.
(d) The Essex Serpent.

4. What did Martha think of Spencer?
(a) Martha was impressed with Spencer's wealth.
(b) Martha though of Spencer as a source of influence and income.
(c) Martha liked that Spencer was a socialist, like herself.
(d) Martha thought that Spencer was a generous man.

5. Why or how does Cora help a man who is struggling with a sheep?
(a) Cora is afraid the man is abusing the sheep.
(b) The man requests help after he was hurt.
(c) The man has been kicked in the face by the sheep.
(d) Cora helps the man to get the sheep out of the mud.

6. According to Thomas Taylor, the begger, how did he loose his legs?
(a) Thomas lost his legs during the war.
(b) Taylor claims he lost his legs during a childhood illness.
(c) Thomas said he lost his legs when they were swallowed up by the earthquake.
(d) Thomas Taylor said he lost his legs when the house collapsed during the earthquake.

7. Why does Charles think Cora is an exceptional woman?
(a) Because she has a masculine intelligence.
(b) Because of her beauty.
(c) Because she is doing well after the death of her husband.
(d) Because of her management of her son, Francis.

8. Why is Luke Garrett considered dangerous?
(a) Garrett takes chances that other doctors would not.
(b) Garrett is not a good surgeon but still practiced.
(c) Luke is unreliable as a surgeon.
(d) Luke Garrett is not a properly trained doctor.

9. Luke Garrett's nickname is The Imp. Who named him?
(a) Michael.
(b) Cora.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Martha.

10. Who does Spencer run into out on his walk about Colchester?
(a) The Ambroses.
(b) Martha.
(c) Cora.
(d) The cripple, Thomas Taylor.

11. What does Stella admit to in her letter to Cora?
(a) Stella cannot press flowers properly.
(b) Stella is impatient.
(c) Stella is nervous about meeting a woman from London.
(d) Stella is afraid Cora will think them all beneath her.

12. What was Cora looking to find along the Essex shoreline?
(a) The Essex Serpent.
(b) A few fossils.
(c) A sea dragon skeleton.
(d) A new species.

13. Why does William ask Cora to use his name?
(a) Because "Mr. Ransome" sounds like his father.
(b) William likes the nickname Will.
(c) William wants Cora to be a friend.
(d) Will finds that Mr. Ransome is too formal.

14. What made Mary Anning take an interest in nature?
(a) Mary Anning became a feminist.
(b) Mary was prompted by the earthquake.
(c) Anning found a fossil of an unidentified species.
(d) A landslide killed Anning's dog.

15. What does Francis believe has happened to him during his visit to Colchester?
(a) He believes he has become an adult.
(b) He believes his mother has stopped coddling him.
(c) Francis believes he is now dying.
(d) Francis believes he is getting better.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are the Ambroses going to introduce Cora?

2. What does Luke make that he shows to Spencer?

3. What shames Cora more than anything?

4. What does Cracknell call his scarebeasts?

5. What does Cora think the initial sounds are when she overhears the man trying to help the sheep?

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