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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucinda confess when Oscar encourages her to make her confession?
(a) That she stole money from her factory workers.
(b) Her addiction to gambling.
(c) Her hatred of Dennis.
(d) Her love for him.

2. What happens to Wardley-Fish as he follows Oscar's expedition and comes across a man with a mask?
(a) He is kidnapped.
(b) He is thrown in the water.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) He is tied to a tree.

3. What does the steward do when he comes to deliver Lucinda's tea and sees Lucinda's lure?
(a) Averts his eyes and wishes her a good night.
(b) Asks Lucinda if he can borrow it.
(c) Sits down at the table.
(d) Walks boldly up to the lure and examines it.

4. What does Lucinda do after Oscar wakes up from his faint in her stateroom?
(a) Help him walk to his room.
(b) Keeps him there until he is able to walk by himself.
(c) Calls two stewards to bring him to his room.
(d) Calls Mr. Smith to help her.

5. When does Mr. Jeffris visit Lucinda and Oscar at their home?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Lucinda's birthday.
(c) Christmas night.
(d) Easter.

6. What has Oscar placed in the envelope for Lucinda?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) Money.
(c) A poem.
(d) His favorite pieces of glass.

7. Who is Mrs. Smith?
(a) Lucinda's aunt.
(b) Oscar's cook.
(c) Lucinda's new maid
(d) Dennis' sister.

8. Why can't Lucinda hire any maids in Chapter 73?
(a) There is a shortage in the city.
(b) They all know that Oscar is living with Lucinda.
(c) She does not have enough money.
(d) No one works hard enough for her.

9. What do the Narcoo see for the first time in the box that fell when Oscar is on the expedition?
(a) Silk.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Glass.
(d) Guns.

10. Who mostly inhabits the parish near Boat Harbour?
(a) Artists.
(b) Wealthy landowners.
(c) Ex-convicts.
(d) Farmers.

11. What does Mr. Judd want to be able to do during services?
(a) Collect the offerings.
(b) Light the candles.
(c) Sing Handel's Messiah.
(d) Hand out programs.

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

13. How does Dennis think Lucinda looks when he sees her after she returns to Sydney?
(a) Old.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Like a teenager.
(d) Like a fool.

14. When Lucinda and Oscar visit the glassworks factory, what do the men do?
(a) Scatter.
(b) Grimace and shake their heads.
(c) Set off fireworks.
(d) Sing a welcome song.

15. What does Mr.Jeffris do to Oscar after Oscar makes a big fuss when there is shooting on the expedition?
(a) Knocks him out.
(b) Blinds him with mace.
(c) Ties him to a tree.
(d) Stuffs his mouth with a sock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lucinda call Mr. Ahearn when he visits that makes him blush?

3. What phobia does Oscar explain to Lucinda when he visits her stateroom?

4. How does Oscar decide about taking a job offer in Chapter 75?

5. How far does Mr. Phelps walk with his son to see Lucinda and Oscar at her home?

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