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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is in the envelope that Lucinda gives to Oscar when Oscar leaves on the expedition?
(a) Love sonnet.
(b) Legal document promising him her fortune.
(c) A drawing of the glass church.
(d) A letter to Dennis.

4. What phobia does Oscar explain to Lucinda when he visits her stateroom?
(a) His fear of heights.
(b) His fear of snakes.
(c) His fear of airplanes.
(d) His fear of the ocean.

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

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

7. How does Oscar decide about taking a job offer in Chapter 75?
(a) By meditating.
(b) By asking his father's advice.
(c) By praying.
(d) By flipping a coin.

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

9. What does Wardley-Fish do when his boat passes Oscar's ship on its expedition journey?
(a) Yells.
(b) Dives into the water and tries to swim to the boat.
(c) Sets off a flare.
(d) Whistles.

10. What trap does Lucinda set to lure the stewards when they come to her stateroom in Chapter 56?
(a) Gold jewelry.
(b) Artwork.
(c) Cards and a stack of money.
(d) Rare coins.

11. What did Oscar do to the cards when the wave crashed over the deck?
(a) Threw them across the room.
(b) Threw them out the porthole.
(c) Handed them to Lucinda.
(d) Shuffled them without concern.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Easter, what does Lucinda advertise for?

2. Who is Mrs. Judd?

3. How did Oscar lose his horse and carriage that his bishop gave him?

4. Before heading up to Lucinda's stateroom, Oscar goes to his room to retrieve his:

5. How does Oscar describe the glassworks factory to Lucinda after he has chased her to her office?

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