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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cora immediately write Luke after she wrote her angry letter?
(a) She wants to make sure he understands they are just friends.
(b) She is told by Spencer that she was overly harsh.
(c) Cora finds out he was injured.
(d) Cora feels guilty for denying him.

2. What does Cora discover about the body of the dead fish?
(a) There is an oar fish that looks the same found in Bermuda.
(b) The dead fish is no longer visible.
(c) She discovers that it is from Bermuda.
(d) Cora finds that the dead fish is a giant eel.

3. How does William explain the answer to Francis' question?
(a) William states to sin is to try, but fall short.
(b) William fumbles over his word and is unable to properly answer.
(c) William arranges a visit between Frances and Stella.
(d) He provides Frances with a pamphlet about the Essex Serpent.

4. What does Luke Garrett give to Cora at Cora's summer dinner party?
(a) A fan.
(b) A bouquet of spring flowers.
(c) A pamphlet on the Essex Serpent.
(d) The fan-shaped stomach lining.

5. Why does Cora return to Aldwinter?
(a) She is invited by Stella and William.
(b) Katherine berates her for being so selfish a friend.
(c) She learns Stella is dying.
(d) Cora no longer has to worry about Frankie or Martha.

6. What happens to Naomi at the White Hare tavern?
(a) Naomi is raped.
(b) Naomi is offered a drink.
(c) Naomi makes friends with the men drinking there.
(d) Naomi is asked to show her webbing.

7. What does Luke Garrett conclude under a giant oak tree?
(a) That Cora will never love him.
(b) That he will not heal properly.
(c) That he will never work again.
(d) That his life has been useless.

8. In London, why does Katherine visit Cora with Joanna?
(a) Katherine have begun to mentor Joanna.
(b) Katherine and Charles are watching the children while Stella is ill.
(c) Joanna asked to live with the Ambroses.
(d) Katherine and Charles have adopted Stella's children.

9. How long is the carcass?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 30 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

10. Who does Cora watch after Luke Garret is stabbed?
(a) Unaware of what happened, Cora sees Samuel Hall and gives him some money.
(b) Cora watches the man who had play the barrel organ just before Luke is attacked.
(c) Cora watches the fairy girl dancing on the church steps.
(d) Cora runs into the pastor who buried her husband.

11. According to Spencer, what is Luke refusing to do?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Practice medicine.
(c) Accept pity.
(d) Write.

12. What does Frankie experience when he goes out walking after the dinner party?
(a) Frankie experiences fear for the first time.
(b) Cracknell dying.
(c) The Essex Serpent.
(d) Frankie experienced the loss of a treasure.

13. What does William dislike about Magog, when the family acquires him?
(a) The smell of the goat.
(b) The noises the goat makes.
(c) The slotted eyes of the goat.
(d) That the goat eats all the flowers.

14. What does Cora tell William he must do because of his beliefs?
(a) Cora tells him he must get over it because she has done nothing wrong.
(b) Cora apologizes to William for not asking permission to hypnotize Joanna.
(c) Cora demands that William just get over it.
(d) Cora tells him he must allow her 489 transgressions.

15. What does Cora and William discover at the summer dinner party?
(a) That they are being thrown together by Stella.
(b) They are in love with each other.
(c) Neither of them are able to dance.
(d) That they are very good friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spying on Edward Burton?

2. What does Cora confess to William in her letter?

3. Who does Frankie realize he has patience for?

4. What does Evansford do when he hears about an unexplained death in St. Osyth?

5. Why does Samuel Hall target Luke after the music?

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