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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 was the man before he became a hermit?
(a) A cricket player.
(b) A ship owner.
(c) An estate owner.
(d) A government official.

2. Where does George accept a post after Scutari?
(a) Varna.
(b) Izmir.
(c) Afron.
(d) Kolln.

3. What country does Mrs. Yardley come from?
(a) Australia.
(b) USA.
(c) England.
(d) South Africa.

4. Why does the group have to shoot a horse?
(a) It has broken its leg.
(b) It has eaten all the supplies.
(c) It has been attacked by a lion.
(d) It is pregnant.

5. What is is in the third floor room of the building Georgie enters?
(a) A priest.
(b) A dead woman.
(c) A dying child.
(d) A dead man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is seasick for most of the journey?

2. In which country is Constantinople the capital city?

3. Which company is Mr. Naughton the representative of?

4. In which kind of establishment does Georgie find his dead father?

5. Who is the narrator of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Hardy family like society to see it?

2. How does Pompey defend himself when the footman questions why Pompey wants to be more than a servant?

3. Describe Myrtle's early life.

4. How does Myrtle show herself as both mentally and physically strong?

5. What does Pompey Jones think is his role in life?

6. What is Myrtle's life like with the Hardy family?

7. What does the group experience aboard the boat?

8. Where does Myrtle follow George in this chapter?

9. How does George cover up his father's death?

10. What is the situation when George, Myrtle and Dr. Potter arrive in Varna?

(see the answer keys)

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