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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. What local gossip does Theophilus repeat about the inscriptions along the path?
(a) The villagers believe they are magical.
(b) The blank square is used for sacrificing goats.
(c) His rival created them.
(d) The villagers wrote the messages.

2. What does Theophilus tell Oscar that the yellow "tor" stone is made of?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Clay.
(c) Granite.
(d) Cow urine.

3. What does Lucinda steal from the boat and place on the hotel counter in Sydney?
(a) Cauliflower.
(b) Apples.
(c) Cucumber.
(d) Tomato.

4. What does Elizabeth Mullins say when she attempts to lay the palm leaf underneath the horse's feet?
(a) Slow down!
(b) Whoa!
(c) Be careful!
(d) Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

5. What does Theophilus Hopkins study in the natural world?
(a) Plants in Australia.
(b) Trees.
(c) Astrology.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucinda's state of mind when she first arrives on the ship?

2. What food do the Strattons serve Oscar the first night he has dinner with them?

3. What were the names of Lucinda's parents?

4. What is the name of Dennis' church?

5. What does Lucy make at the large table in the kitchen while Theophilus is sitting there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Oscar ate the Christmas pudding?

2. What is Dennis Hasset's reaction to meeting Lucinda?

3. How does Oscar deal with Reverend Stratton's discovery of a losing betting stub?

4. What does Melody Clutterbuck think about Wardley-Fish's friendship with Oscar?

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

6. How does Oscar feel about the sea?

7. Is Elizabeth Leplastrier well-liked by the people of New South Wales?

8. Describe Oscar's view of gambling.

9. Describe Oscar's first dinner at the Stratton's home.

10. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

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