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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Luke insist Cora has sent him a Valentine?
(a) Cora writes to Luke begging him to come to Colchester.
(b) Cora tells Luke she does not like to do without him.
(c) Cora writes a letter to Luke on February 14th.
(d) Luke receives the letter on Valentine's Day.

2. What does Luke make that he shows to Spencer?
(a) The lining of a stomach that was injected with ink.
(b) A drawing of a stomach lining.
(c) A detailed system of blood vessels.
(d) A piece of ebony that was carved.

3. Who are Gog and Magog?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Goats.

4. Why does Charles Ambrose consider William Ransome a disappointment?
(a) Charles thinks William married too young.
(b) William is a disappointing preacher.
(c) Charles thinks that William is not very intelligent.
(d) Charles thinks that William is wasting his intelligence as a pastor.

5. What flower has a smell both pleasant and unpleasant?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Rose.
(c) Poesy.
(d) Daffodil.

6. What was Cora looking to find along the Essex shoreline?
(a) The Essex Serpent.
(b) A sea dragon skeleton.
(c) A new species.
(d) A few fossils.

7. What does Stella admit to in her letter to Cora?
(a) Stella is nervous about meeting a woman from London.
(b) Stella is impatient.
(c) Stella is afraid Cora will think them all beneath her.
(d) Stella cannot press flowers properly.

8. Why does Spencer read Cora's letters to Luke?
(a) Luke asked Spencer to interpret their meaning.
(b) Luke wanted Spencer's help in writing a response to each letter.
(c) Spencer wanted to know if Martha asked after him.
(d) Luke was not able to read Cora's handwriting and needed Spencer's help.

9. Why does Luke Garrett break down and cry after the surgery?
(a) Because the surgery is successful and it relieves tension.
(b) Because the surgery fails and the patient dies.
(c) He cries because he is too tense.
(d) He is heartbroken over a recent breakup.

10. How does William and his family end up in Aldwinter?
(a) William did not make it as an engineer.
(b) William did not want to be in Parliament.
(c) William met and fell in love with Stella while in Aldwinter.
(d) William wanted purpose in his life, not achievement.

11. What is Spencer's occupation?
(a) Wealthy patron to Luke Garrett.
(b) Medical doctor.
(c) Luke's supervisor.
(d) Luke Garrett's companion.

12. Why does William visit Cracknell?
(a) To meet Charles and Katherine Ambrose.
(b) Because one of Cracknell's goats died.
(c) Cracknell had asked William to visit.
(d) To check on Cracknell's well-being.

13. What did Martha think of Spencer?
(a) Martha liked that Spencer was a socialist, like herself.
(b) Martha thought that Spencer was a generous man.
(c) Martha was impressed with Spencer's wealth.
(d) Martha though of Spencer as a source of influence and income.

14. What does Cora do as the man she helps rescue the sheep just walks away?
(a) Cora simply walks away because it is getting dark and she does not know which way she is going.
(b) Cora laughs at the way he looks like a hunchback.
(c) Cora chides him for not thanking her for her help.
(d) Cora helps stitch up the man's face where the sheep kicked him.

15. Why does Luke think he might be better off in Edinburgh than London?
(a) Luke felt Edinburgh was more courageous in their medical advances.
(b) Luke knew Edinburgh was the medical capital of the world.
(c) Luke was originally from Edinburgh.
(d) Edinburgh had many different hospitals for which to work

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thomas Taylor, the begger, how did he loose his legs?

2. While at church, who does a churchgoer without glasses mistake Cracknell for?

3. How long does Charles declare Cora would last living in Aldwinter?

4. Who showed up at the Ransome house during Cora's visit?

5. How do Cora and William strike up a writing habit?

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