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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16 - 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is especially enlivened by Mrs. Manresa's presence?
(a) William.
(b) Mr. Oliver.
(c) Isa.
(d) Captain Mayhew.

2. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?
(a) The people invited to the event.
(b) Isa's plans for the menu.
(c) Isa's son, George.
(d) The weather.

3. What does Lucy Swithin like to read about?
(a) Utopias.
(b) History.
(c) Animals.
(d) Nature.

4. What is Mr. Oliver's religious belief?
(a) He is agnostic.
(b) He is Pantheistic.
(c) He is Polytheistic.
(d) He is an atheist.

5. How is Mrs. Manresa described?
(a) As an overdressed windbag.
(b) As an old dear.
(c) As a timid and polite lady.
(d) As a forgetful nuisance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?

2. What superstitious notion does Mrs. Swithin wonder about?

3. What does the cook prepare for the event preparers?

4. Where does Mr. Oliver fall asleep?

5. Which of the following is NOT something Mrs. Swithin gives into whole-heartedly?

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