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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Christian sect that Theophilus was a member of?

2. What is the name of Theophilus' book?

3. Where is Theophilus injured when he is in the water on Christmas Day in Chapter 5?

4. What was Lucinda's mother's dream?

5. What color eyes does Lucinda have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Wardley-Fish like Oscar?

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

3. Why does Lucinda move to Sydney?

4. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

5. What happened when Oscar ate the Christmas pudding?

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

7. Describe Oscar's first dinner at the Stratton's home.

8. Is the narrator's mother dedicated to the Church of St. John's?

9. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Oscar and Lucinda never come to fully express their love for each other? How did their misunderstandings and assumptions decide their fate?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree or disagree that Lucinda is a courageous person? In what ways does she express this courage by standing up for herself in the face of dominating personalities?

Essay Topic 3

Oscar describes himself as a misfit. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning and provide textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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