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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 does Theophilus ask Mrs. Williams to do after Oscar runs away?
(a) Pack away Oscar's belongings.
(b) Kneel and pray.
(c) Take over Oscar's chores.
(d) Travel to the city for supplies.

2. How did Lucinda's father die?
(a) In his sleep.
(b) He was thrown from a horse.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Drowned.

3. What does Lucinda ask of Oscar the first time she talks with him?
(a) To hear her confession.
(b) To play cards.
(c) If he has any money to lend.
(d) To place a bet on the horses.

4. What religion does Oscar believe he must follow in Chapter 9?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Lutheran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tom Wilson?

2. Where did Lucinda's parents keep their money?

3. How does Melody feel about her companions on board the ship?

4. What local gossip does Theophilus repeat about the inscriptions along the path?

5. When Reverend Stratton suggests that Theophilus should help with Oscar's education expenses, what does Theophilus say?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Mrs. Cousins perturbed by Lucinda's style of dress when she lives at her boarding house?

3. What happened when Oscar ate the Christmas pudding?

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

5. How does Oscar react to seeing the track for the first time?

6. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

7. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

8. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

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

10. Why is it so complicated to get Oscar to board the Leviathan?

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