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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who earns a sixpence a week?
(a) Mr. Stratton.
(b) Theophilus.
(c) Mrs. Millar, the Stratton's cook.
(d) Mrs. Williams.

2. What does Oscar find in the envelope that Reverend Stratton sent him?
(a) Letter from his father.
(b) Bookmark from his youth.
(c) Money.
(d) Betting slip.

3. What does Lucinda enjoy playing at Mr. d'Abbs house?
(a) Charades.
(b) Violin sonatas.
(c) Piano duets.
(d) Cards.

4. What is the name of the phenomenon having to do with glass that Lucinda witnessed as a young girl with her father?
(a) Phosphorescence.
(b) Circumzenithal arc.
(c) Natural Resurgence.
(d) Prince Rupert's drops.

5. What does Elizabeth Mullins say when she attempts to lay the palm leaf underneath the horse's feet?
(a) Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
(b) Slow down!
(c) Be careful!
(d) Whoa!

Short Answer Questions

1. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?

2. What excuse does Lucinda give Dennis when she tells him she must leave before their celebratory dinner in Chapter 40?

3. What does Lucinda mainly remember about her mother?

4. When Oscar is peering through the fence at Reverend Stratton butchering a pig, what does Stratton throw at Oscar?

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

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