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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Williams chase Oscar with when he sees her at the post office?
(a) Stick.
(b) Frying pan.
(c) Book.
(d) Umbrella.

2. What does Oscar ask Wardley-Fish to do to help him understand God's plan for his future in Chapter 42?
(a) Meditate.
(b) Read a tarot card.
(c) Flip a coin.
(d) Read a bible passage.

3. How old is Elizabeth Mullins?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

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

5. What does Mr. Stratton call Oscar at the end of Chapter 30?
(a) A fool.
(b) A good boy.
(c) A devious person.
(d) Naive.

6. What does Lucinda mainly remember about her mother?
(a) Her conservative clothing.
(b) Her bitterness and anger.
(c) Her sweetness.
(d) Her fine cooking.

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

8. What local gossip does Theophilus repeat about the inscriptions along the path?
(a) The villagers wrote the messages.
(b) His rival created them.
(c) The blank square is used for sacrificing goats.
(d) The villagers believe they are magical.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Who is terrified of the sea?
(a) Theophilus.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Fanny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theophilus believe Christmas was?

2. How does Melody feel about her companions on board the ship?

3. Who is Tom Wilson?

4. What is trapped in the mudflats below Mr. d'Abbs house?

5. What did Lucinda's parents buy her for a birthday gift?

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