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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before heading up to Lucinda's stateroom, Oscar goes to his room to retrieve his:
(a) Caul.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Book.
(d) Cards.

2. What game is Lucinda playing when she sees Oscar in Chapter 64?
(a) Poker.
(b) Five Card Draw.
(c) Pak-Ah-Pu.
(d) Checkers.

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

4. What does Mrs. d'Abbs press into Oscar's hand when he and Lucinda leave her house after arguing with her husband?
(a) Orange.
(b) Banana.
(c) Letter.
(d) Flower.

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

6. What job does Arthur Phelps have?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Head glassblower.
(c) Manager.
(d) Accountant.

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

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

9. What does Mr. Smith force-feed Oscar to keep him quiet?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Laudanum.
(d) Valium.

10. What does Lucinda hurl at the wall when she becomes frustrated by Oscar?
(a) Wine Glass.
(b) Tea cup.
(c) Clock.
(d) Purse.

11. What does Mr. Jeffris wish to be?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Judge.
(c) An explorer.
(d) Sea captain.

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

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

14. What does Oscar tell God that he will never do again when he is lying sick in his room on board the ship?
(a) Curse.
(b) Smoke a cigarette.
(c) Tell a lie.
(d) Bet.

15. How many days is Wardley-Fish imprisoned in Sydney?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucinda sneak out of the house to do late at night while Oscar is living with her?

2. When does Mr. Jeffris visit Lucinda and Oscar at their home?

3. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?

4. What does the steward do when he comes to deliver Lucinda's tea and sees Lucinda's lure?

5. What does Oscar ask Lucinda when he is worried about her reputation?

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