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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 Wardley-Fish do when his boat passes Oscar's ship on its expedition journey?

2. What was the funny name of the steward who attended Oscar when he was sick on board the ship?

3. What dream does Lucinda have but doesn't tell Oscar about in Chapter 77?

4. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?

5. When Lucinda is talking with Dennis in Chapter 62, what does she take on and off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lucinda get along with Horace Borrodaile?

2. What is the state of the glassworks factory when Lucinda returns to Sydney?

3. Why is Lucinda angry that Mr. Phelps invited her and Oscar for a tour of the factory?

4. Does Oscar admire the glassworks factory?

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

6. When does Lucinda finally realize that Oscar must love her?

7. When does Lucinda visit her glassworks factory?

8. Does Oscar's new congregation like him as a preacher?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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