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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 Oscar say about the prototype Lucinda shows him in her office?

2. What nickname does Mr. Jeffris call Oscar?

3. What does Lucinda say she envies about Oscar when they are dining out and discussing Oscar's idea of a glass church?

4. What does the steward do when he comes to deliver Lucinda's tea and sees Lucinda's lure?

5. What does Oscar tell God that he will never do again when he is lying sick in his room on board the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Does Lucinda get along with Horace Borrodaile?

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

5. How does Lucinda help Oscar get a job?

6. How does Lucinda feel about Dennis leaving Sydney to go to a parish near Boat Harbour?

7. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

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

9. Describe the events of Oscar and Lucinda's Christmas Day.

10. What scandal do Lucinda and Oscar create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Oscar's rebellion of his father's religious beliefs change the direction of his life? Does Theophilus' influence carry over into the various stages of Oscar's life? Provide textual examples to explain your points.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Is Oscar responsible for Reverend Stratton's death, as he claims in his prayers for forgiveness? Why or why not?

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