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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 is Oscar's nickname when he is at the Oriel Seminary?
(a) Red.
(b) Carrot top.
(c) Odd Bod.
(d) Buttons.

2. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?
(a) Healthy and vigorous.
(b) Tanned.
(c) Shrunken with dark circles around his eyes.
(d) Dressed up in his best suit.

3. Who did the narrator's mother love to invite over for tea?
(a) Other mothers.
(b) Her son's friends.
(c) Her relatives.
(d) The bishop.

4. Where does Lucinda go after her mother dies?
(a) To Mrs. Cousins' boarding house.
(b) Bloomer Hotel.
(c) A Baptist girls shelter.
(d) Mr. Ahearn's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?

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

3. Who is terrified of the sea?

4. What is the name of the luxurious ocean liner that Oscar sails on?

5. What does Lucinda ask of Oscar the first time she talks with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

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

3. What happens when Oscar runs away from his father's house and tries to go to Reverend Stratton's home?

4. Why did Lucinda spend a year in London?

5. Is Lucinda passionate about glass?

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

7. Describe Oscar's view of gambling.

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

9. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

10. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

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