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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucinda call Oscar that makes the other players scatter?
(a) Your Highness.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Officer.
(d) Judge.

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

3. How far does Mr. Phelps walk with his son to see Lucinda and Oscar at her home?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) Six miles.

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

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

6. Where does Oscar take Lucinda to dinner in Chapter 82?
(a) Belmont. Hotel.
(b) Oriental Hotel.
(c) The Coat and Arms.
(d) Petri Hotel.

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

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

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

10. What does Lucinda realize has hurt Dennis' reputation and career?
(a) Teaching.
(b) A mysterious death in his house.
(c) An affair with one of his parishioners.
(d) Her association with him.

11. What card game do Oscar and Lucinda first play in her stateroom?
(a) Poker.
(b) Gin Rummy.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hearts.

12. How many days after he leaves does it take Lucinda to open Oscar's envelope?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

13. Why does Mr. Jeffris hire a trumpeter?
(a) To wake him in the morning.
(b) He is starting a jazz band.
(c) It is his favorite instrument.
(d) To lead his expedition to glory.

14. What does Horace Borrodaile speak about in his monologues on board the ship?
(a) His factory receipts.
(b) Politics, hunting, and taxes.
(c) The articles he has published.
(d) The state of his farmland.

15. Why is Mr. Borradaile upset when Lucinda joins his table for dinner?
(a) He is shy in front of women.
(b) She is too shy for his taste.
(c) Women restrict the natural flow of conversation.
(d) He thinks she talks too little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream does Lucinda have but doesn't tell Oscar about in Chapter 77?

2. What happens to Wardley-Fish as he follows Oscar's expedition and comes across a man with a mask?

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

4. What has Oscar placed in the envelope for Lucinda?

5. Who makes a formal inquiry into Dennis' sermons?

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