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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?
(a) Evils of adultery.
(b) Evils of gambling.
(c) The need for charity.
(d) People without compassion.

2. What does Oscar ask Lucinda when he is worried about her reputation?
(a) To take religious vows.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To travel with him.
(d) To marry Dennis.

3. How does Oscar describe the glassworks factory to Lucinda after he has chased her to her office?
(a) Splendid.
(b) Smelly.
(c) In bad repair.
(d) Noisy.

4. What does Mr. d'Abbs tell Lucinda that Jeffris loves?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Danger.
(c) Being popular.
(d) Target practice.

5. What does Lucinda wager in her bet with Oscar about delivering a glass church to Dennis?
(a) Her glass factory.
(b) Her special cards.
(c) Her entire fortune.
(d) Her house.

6. Who offers Oscar a job as a clerk?
(a) Mr. Ahearn.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Mr. Phelps.
(d) Mr. d'Abbs.

7. After Easter, what does Lucinda advertise for?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) House painter.
(c) A female glassblower and partner.
(d) Lawyer.

8. When Oscar's housekeeper warns him that his sermons are upsetting the congregation, what is he preaching about?
(a) The evils of gambling.
(b) Charity.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Love.

9. What offends his co-workers when Oscar starts his new job as a clerk?
(a) He sings loudly.
(b) He reads Bible passages to them.
(c) His bad language.
(d) Serious body odor.

10. What does Lucinda call Mr. Ahearn when he visits that makes him blush?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Kind.
(d) Her long lost friend.

11. What does Lucinda say she envies about Oscar when they are dining out and discussing Oscar's idea of a glass church?
(a) He knows his own value.
(b) His close relationship with his father.
(c) His red hair.
(d) The way he dresses.

12. How much does Mr. Stratton plan to bet at the racetrack his first time there?
(a) His entire life savings.
(b) Twenty pounds.
(c) One hundred quid.
(d) One pound.

13. When Lucinda is talking with Dennis in Chapter 62, what does she take on and off?
(a) Coat.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Ring.
(d) Her gloves.

14. How long does Oscar say it will take him to build and deliver the glass church to Dennis?
(a) Two months.
(b) Within five weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

15. Where is Lucinda going at nine o'clock at night on her horse in Chapter 64?
(a) George Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Parramatta.
(d) Harbour Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Narcoo see for the first time in the box that fell when Oscar is on the expedition?

2. How does Oscar originally plan to transport the church to Dennis?

3. What does Lucinda long for when she is living again in Sydney after Dennis has left?

4. What does Mrs. Smith call the deep wounds on the back of Oscar's hands?

5. What does Wardley-Fish do when his boat passes Oscar's ship on its expedition journey?

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