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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 does Lucinda think of George Eliot?

2. Who earns a sixpence a week?

3. What does Lucinda steal from the boat and place on the hotel counter in Sydney?

4. What did Lucinda's parents buy her for a birthday gift?

5. What does Oscar find in the envelope that Reverend Stratton sent him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Lucinda passionate about glass?

4. Describe how Lucinda meets Oscar on board the Leviathan.

5. Is Elizabeth Leplastrier well-liked by the people of New South Wales?

6. How has Mrs. Stratton's passion for debate been a liability in her life?

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

8. What happens when Oscar runs away from his father's house and tries to go to Reverend Stratton's home?

9. How does Oscar deal with Reverend Stratton's discovery of a losing betting stub?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Oscar's reaction to Lucinda's prototype. What kind of language does he use to express his opinion of it? How does his reaction help Lucinda understand something about her feelings for him?

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize Dennis and Lucinda's relationship? Do they treat each other well? In what ways do they both fail each other?

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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