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

2. What kind of factory is for sale when Lucinda arrives in Sydney?
(a) Cheesecake factory.
(b) Machine parts factory.
(c) Glassworks factory.
(d) Automobile factory.

3. Why do the townspeople make fun of Lucinda's mother?
(a) She wears bloomers.
(b) She rides a unicycle.
(c) She has a funny hat.
(d) She passes out suffrage flyers.

4. How old is Oscar when he leaves his father's home?
(a) Nearly sixteen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. What was Lucinda's mother's dream?
(a) To own a factory.
(b) To teach fifth grade.
(c) To get a medical degree.
(d) To publish a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Lucinda give Dennis when she tells him she must leave before their celebratory dinner in Chapter 40?

2. Why does Lucinda say she is jealous of Dennis?

3. What does superstition say about a caul?

4. What does Lucinda mainly remember about her mother?

5. Where does Oscar go to live after graduating from Oriel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

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

4. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

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

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

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

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

9. Does Wardley-Fish like Oscar?

10. Why did Lucinda spend a year in London?

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