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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Charles declare Cora would last living in Aldwinter?
(a) Charles believes Cora will not last more than a fortnight.
(b) Charles thinks Cora will last as long as she likes due to her independence.
(c) Charles does not think Cora will last a month.
(d) Charles is convinced Cora will be able to last the summer.

2. Boudicca was a warrior queen from the tribe of?
(a) Apache.
(b) Celts.
(c) Scotts.
(d) Iceni.

3. Why does William ask Cora to use his name?
(a) Will finds that Mr. Ransome is too formal.
(b) William wants Cora to be a friend.
(c) Because "Mr. Ransome" sounds like his father.
(d) William likes the nickname Will.

4. Why does Cora think it is a shame that William remains a pastor?
(a) Cora does not believe William is happy being a pastor.
(b) Cora believes that William should be in Parliament.
(c) Cora feels that William could help more people through a different profession.
(d) Cora believes a wasted intellect is unforgivable.

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

6. What has the same effect on Luke as a raw bone for a dog?
(a) Suggesting Luke had an opportunity to perform surgery.
(b) Providing an opportunity to talk about Cora.
(c) Asking Luke about his academic papers.
(d) Suggesting Luke talk about his surgeries.

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

8. How does Luke Garrett find out about the need of the heart patient?
(a) Sister Fry, his champion, sends him a notice.
(b) The man stabbed is Spencer's friend.
(c) Garrett witnesses the stabbing.
(d) The patient is brought to Garrett's office.

9. While at church, who does a churchgoer without glasses mistake Cracknell for?
(a) The Essex Serpent.
(b) The Trouble.
(c) Cora.
(d) Pastor Ransome.

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

11. According to Thomas Taylor, the begger, how did he loose his legs?
(a) Thomas said he lost his legs when they were swallowed up by the earthquake.
(b) Taylor claims he lost his legs during a childhood illness.
(c) Thomas lost his legs during the war.
(d) Thomas Taylor said he lost his legs when the house collapsed during the earthquake.

12. Naomi is proud of the webbing between her fingers because whom does she believe also had webbing on their hands?
(a) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Naomi's dad.
(c) Cora Seaborne.
(d) Mr. Ransome.

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

14. What does Stella show Cora in the church?
(a) The altar where the Essex Serpent was carved.
(b) The serpent carved on one of the church pews.
(c) The Restoration pew.
(d) A stain-glassed window depicting the Essex Serpent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis believe has happened to him during his visit to Colchester?

2. What does Charles Ambrose believe helps to keep society in check and stops it from destroying itself?

3. What did Martha think of Spencer?

4. What causes the Fata Morgana illusion?

5. Why does Luke think he might be better off in Edinburgh than London?

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