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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) St. John's.
(d) Assumption Church.

2. What does Oscar do when his father gives him the scientific name for his new grey "tor" stone in Chapter 10?
(a) Asks more questions.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Bursts into tears.
(d) Says thank you.

3. Who is Melody Clutterbuck?
(a) Wardlely-Fish's fiancee.
(b) Theophilus' niece.
(c) Mentor to Oscar.
(d) Stratton's sister.

4. What does Oscar believe about his passion for gambling?
(a) He believes everyone should have a passion.
(b) It is good for him.
(c) It is sinful.
(d) He would be lost without it.

5. What Sunday is it when Oscar leaves his father's home?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Second Sunday after Easter.
(c) First Sunday in November.
(d) Third Sunday in October.

6. What does Lucinda think of George Eliot?
(a) She enjoys her company.
(b) She is a snob.
(c) She enjoys talking with her about glass.
(d) She loves her.

7. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?
(a) To make an Advent wreath.
(b) To fix a broken chain.
(c) To hang a picture.
(d) To create a bracelet.

8. When Reverend Stratton suggests that Theophilus should help with Oscar's education expenses, what does Theophilus say?
(a) He is happy to help.
(b) He makes Oscar get a loan.
(c) Going to Oriel will place him in everlasting hell.
(d) He will give him one year's tuition.

9. What was the Christian sect that Theophilus was a member of?
(a) Baptists.
(b) Anglicans.
(c) Plymouth Brethren.
(d) Catholics.

10. What does Lucinda send to Dennis Hasset?
(a) Letter.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Invitation to tea.

11. How old is Oscar when he leaves his father's home?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nearly sixteen.

12. What does Theophilus check every morning as Oscar stands on a footstool?
(a) Oscar's teeth.
(b) Oscar's scalp.
(c) Oscar's lungs.
(d) Oscar's heart.

13. What is the name of Theophilus' book?
(a) Sea Creatures at Large.
(b) Nature in the Raw.
(c) Sea Stories.
(d) Hennacombe Rambles.

14. Who did the narrator's mother love to invite over for tea?
(a) Her relatives.
(b) Other mothers.
(c) The bishop.
(d) Her son's friends.

15. What does Lucinda ask of Oscar the first time she talks with him?
(a) To hear her confession.
(b) To play cards.
(c) To place a bet on the horses.
(d) If he has any money to lend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Elizabeth Mullins?

2. What does the membership of the Plymouth Brethren do outside the Stratton's house?

3. Where does Oscar go to live after graduating from Oriel?

4. How does Oscar disappoint Wardley-Fish when they go to Cremorne Gardens?

5. What does Oscar pray for each night for the Strattons?

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