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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 Mr. d'Abbs tell Lucinda that Jeffris loves?

2. What did Oscar do to the cards when the wave crashed over the deck?

3. Who mostly inhabits the parish near Boat Harbour?

4. What does Mr.Jeffris do to Oscar after Oscar makes a big fuss when there is shooting on the expedition?

5. When Lucinda and Oscar visit the glassworks factory, what do the men do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Miriam Chadwick wear black?

4. What convinces Oscar to go up to first class and seek out Lucinda?

5. Why does Mrs. Smith change her mind about working as Lucinda's housekeeper?

6. Does Lucinda get along with Horace Borrodaile?

7. What happens when Lucinda goes to gamble at the Chinese establishment on George Street?

8. How does Oscar's enthusiastic description of the phosphorescence phenomenon end up making him feel lonely and left out?

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

10. When does Lucinda visit her glassworks factory?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of the sea in Oscar's life. Why does he fear it as a boy? In what ways does he take steps to overcome his fear? How does his fear come true?

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