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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. After Lucinda's father dies, where does her mother want to return to?

3. What were the names of Lucinda's parents?

4. How does Melody feel about her companions on board the ship?

5. What is the name of the phenomenon having to do with glass that Lucinda witnessed as a young girl with her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oscar feel about the sea?

2. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

3. Why did Lucinda spend a year in London?

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

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

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

9. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Oscar's view of how God helps him make decisions in his life. What does he say about God's guidance when it comes to gambling? How does he justify his actions by using "God's will" as an excuse?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the glass church and discuss its importance as a symbol of love. How do Oscar and Lucinda express their love through the creation of the glass church?

Essay Topic 3

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

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