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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. Before heading up to Lucinda's stateroom, Oscar goes to his room to retrieve his:
(a) Book.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Cards.
(d) Caul.

2. What does Lucinda call Oscar that makes the other players scatter?
(a) Officer.
(b) Your Highness.
(c) Judge.
(d) Reverend.

3. How did Oscar lose his horse and carriage that his bishop gave him?
(a) Accident.
(b) The horse ran off and the carriage was destroyed.
(c) Betting.
(d) Gave it to a poor parishioner.

4. Why is Mr. Borradaile upset when Lucinda joins his table for dinner?
(a) She is too shy for his taste.
(b) He thinks she talks too little.
(c) Women restrict the natural flow of conversation.
(d) He is shy in front of women.

5. What does Lucinda wager in her bet with Oscar about delivering a glass church to Dennis?
(a) Her glass factory.
(b) Her special cards.
(c) Her entire fortune.
(d) Her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?

2. What does Lucinda hurl at the wall when she becomes frustrated by Oscar?

3. How many days is Wardley-Fish imprisoned in Sydney?

4. What does Oscar say about the prototype Lucinda shows him in her office?

5. What does Mr.Jeffris do to Oscar after Oscar makes a big fuss when there is shooting on the expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of the glassworks factory when Lucinda returns to Sydney?

2. What happens when Lucinda goes to gamble at the Chinese establishment on George Street?

3. Why does Mrs. Smith change her mind about working as Lucinda's housekeeper?

4. When does Lucinda finally realize that Oscar must love her?

5. What convinces Oscar to go up to first class and seek out Lucinda?

6. Describe the events of Oscar and Lucinda's Christmas Day.

7. Why does Percy Smith give Oscar laudanum on the journey?

8. Why is Wardley-Fish thwarted in his attempts to catch up with Oscar on the expedition?

9. How does Lucinda grow comfortable around Oscar and begin to admire him again?

10. How does Oscar react to seeing Lucinda's prototype for a glass building?

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