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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the church that the narrator and his family go to each Sunday?
(a) Three River Church.
(b) St. Mary's.
(c) Assumption Church.
(d) St. John's.

2. What does Oscar plan to do once he has earned enough money from gambling in Chapter 41?
(a) Travel to New Guinea.
(b) Spend his money on a house.
(c) Give all his money to his father.
(d) Travel to New South Wales as a missionary.

3. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?
(a) Pagan symbols.
(b) Curse words.
(c) French poems.
(d) Italian expressions.

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

5. What does Lucinda steal from the boat and place on the hotel counter in Sydney?
(a) Tomato.
(b) Apples.
(c) Cauliflower.
(d) Cucumber.

6. How does Oscar disappoint Wardley-Fish when they go to Cremorne Gardens?
(a) He won't drink champagne.
(b) He does not wear a coat and tie.
(c) He arrives four hours late.
(d) He says he doesn't like the place and leaves.

7. What does Oscar pray for each night for the Strattons?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Children.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Money.

8. When Lucinda leaves Paramatta, who takes her to Sydney?
(a) Mr. Ahearn.
(b) Mr. d'Abbs.
(c) Sol Myer.
(d) Mrs. Cousins.

9. What does superstition say about a caul?
(a) It brings good luck to babies.
(b) It is a bad luck charm.
(c) Adults should not use it for fear of disease.
(d) It protects against drowning.

10. What does the narrator say was responsible for the story of the church?
(a) Snowstorm.
(b) A lost puppy.
(c) An abandoned building.
(d) A Christmas pudding.

11. What does Melody think about Theophilus?
(a) He intrigues her.
(b) He makes her skin crawl.
(c) She finds him fascinating.
(d) He is interesting.

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

13. What is the name of the hotel where Lucinda stays in Sydney?
(a) The Whimsical B&B.
(b) Petty's Hotel.
(c) Gertrude's Hotel.
(d) The Coat and Arms.

14. What does Ian Wardley-Fish teach Oscar to do?
(a) Study.
(b) Cook.
(c) Fish.
(d) Gamble.

15. What is Oscar's nickname when he is at the Oriel Seminary?
(a) Odd Bod.
(b) Buttons.
(c) Carrot top.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucinda think of George Eliot?

2. What does the willow pattern on the Stratton's china look like to Oscar?

3. What do the Baptist boys make Oscar eat?

4. What does Oscar do when his father gives him the scientific name for his new grey "tor" stone in Chapter 10?

5. What does Lucinda's mother plan to do with the farm so she can retire from farming?

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