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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 81 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr. Borradaile upset when Lucinda joins his table for dinner?
(a) He is shy in front of women.
(b) He thinks she talks too little.
(c) Women restrict the natural flow of conversation.
(d) She is too shy for his taste.

2. Why do the townspeople make fun of Lucinda's mother?
(a) She has a funny hat.
(b) She rides a unicycle.
(c) She wears bloomers.
(d) She passes out suffrage flyers.

3. What did Oscar do to the cards when the wave crashed over the deck?
(a) Threw them across the room.
(b) Handed them to Lucinda.
(c) Shuffled them without concern.
(d) Threw them out the porthole.

4. Before heading up to Lucinda's stateroom, Oscar goes to his room to retrieve his:
(a) Sweater.
(b) Book.
(c) Cards.
(d) Caul.

5. 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) "I need my Bible."
(c) "We'll do it later."
(d) "Where is the sin?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What phobia does Oscar explain to Lucinda when he visits her stateroom?

2. What does Mr. Stratton call Oscar at the end of Chapter 30?

3. What does Oscar tell God that he will never do again when he is lying sick in his room on board the ship?

4. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?

5. What is Oscar's nickname when he is at the Oriel Seminary?

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