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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 Mrs. d'Abbs press into Oscar's hand when he and Lucinda leave her house after arguing with her husband?
(a) Orange.
(b) Flower.
(c) Letter.
(d) Banana.

2. What does Mr. d'Abbs tell Lucinda that Jeffris loves?
(a) Being popular.
(b) Danger.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Target practice.

3. What does Mr. Jeffris appoint Mr. Smith to be on the expedition?
(a) Note taker.
(b) Oscar's keeper.
(c) Cook.
(d) Horse handler.

4. How does Dennis think Lucinda looks when he sees her after she returns to Sydney?
(a) Old.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Like a teenager.
(d) Like a fool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trap does Lucinda set to lure the stewards when they come to her stateroom in Chapter 56?

2. What has Oscar placed in the envelope for Lucinda?

3. Who do the Strattons run into on their way to the racetrack at Newton Abbot?

4. Before heading up to Lucinda's stateroom, Oscar goes to his room to retrieve his:

5. What does the head steward announce at dinner is on view on the above deck in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Horace Borrodaile and Percy Smith try to get Oscar to walk on the open deck?

2. When does Lucinda visit her glassworks factory?

3. Does Oscar believe he can withstand anything for Lucinda's love?

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

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

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

7. What are the circumstances under which Lucinda says her confession to Oscar?

8. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

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

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

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