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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 food do the Strattons serve Oscar the first night he has dinner with them?

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

3. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?

4. What does Mrs. Stratton ask Oscar his opinion about the first night he dines with them?

5. What is the name of the luxurious ocean liner that Oscar sails on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

3. Does Wardley-Fish like Oscar?

4. What is Oscar's reaction when Mrs. Stratton interprets the thirty-nine articles for him as he prepares for an interview with the Provost at Oriel?

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

6. What does Melody Clutterbuck think about Wardley-Fish's friendship with Oscar?

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

8. How does Reverend Stratton respond when Oscar sends him coffee?

9. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the scandals that Lucinda and Oscar create on the Leviathan and in Sydney. Do they both seem to put their own needs first ? In what ways do they not consider the other's reputation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Miriam Chadwick, the narrator's great grandmother. How did she take the opportunity presented to her by Dennis Hasset and become engaged to Oscar? What does she do when she realizes she has inherited a fortune? What does this suggest about her character?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the theme of addiction in this novel. In what ways do Theophilus, Oscar, Lucinda, and Wardley-Fish reveal their addictions? How do these addictions play an important role in their lives?

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