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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Oscar sitting when Lucinda talks with him on board the ship?
(a) Lounge chair.
(b) On the sun deck.
(c) Red-velvet settee.
(d) In the bathtub.

2. What is the custom for the Sunday School children to do for Palm Sunday?
(a) Decorate the church.
(b) Hand out bulletins.
(c) Sing.
(d) Serve refreshments.

3. Why does Lucinda like to spend time in Dennis' study?
(a) To do yoga.
(b) She likes to read his Wilkie Collins books.
(c) For friendship and warmth.
(d) To play the violin.

4. What noise is described as being as "definite as a walnut cracking?"
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Angry clapping.
(c) The man's head cracking.
(d) Car backfiring.

5. What excuse does Lucinda give Dennis when she tells him she must leave before their celebratory dinner in Chapter 40?
(a) She doesn't eat beef.
(b) She has an appointment.
(c) She has to mail a letter.
(d) She is sleepy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of factory is for sale when Lucinda arrives in Sydney?

2. What does Theophilus ask Mrs. Williams to do after Oscar runs away?

3. What does Oscar pray for each night for the Strattons?

4. How does Oscar disappoint Wardley-Fish when they go to Cremorne Gardens?

5. What does Lucinda mainly remember about her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the narrator's mother dedicated to the Church of St. John's?

2. How does Theophilus make it difficult for Lucy Millar to tend to her chores in the Stratton's kitchen?

3. Why did Lucinda spend a year in London?

4. How does Oscar feel about his father when he comes to visit him at the Stratton's home?

5. Why does Theophilus check Oscar's lungs every morning?

6. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

7. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

8. What happens when Lucinda tries to change her doll's appearance?

9. What is Oscar's reaction when Mrs. Stratton interprets the thirty-nine articles for him as he prepares for an interview with the Provost at Oriel?

10. Describe how Lucinda meets Oscar on board the Leviathan.

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