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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Jane take from Mathinna that hurts Mathinna badly?
(a) Mathinna's father's knife.
(b) Mathinna's mother's necklace.
(c) Mathinna's one ring.
(d) Mathinna's brother's sandals.

2. Which maid helps Mathinna get settled at the governor's mansion?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Hellie.
(c) Olive.
(d) Hazel.

3. Who manages the household staff at the governor's mansion?
(a) Mrs. Ringold.
(b) Mrs. Staffordshire.
(c) Mrs. Hartford.
(d) Mrs. Crain.

4. Why does Agnes accuse Evangeline of trying to kill her?
(a) Evangeline swings an axe at Agnes.
(b) Evangeline points a gun at Agnes.
(c) Evangeline draws a knife on Agnes.
(d) Evangeline gets angry and pushes Agnes, and Agnes falls down the stairs.

5. What food does Mathinna's people eat much of on her island?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Muttonbirds.
(c) Hazelnuts.
(d) Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain of the sloop tell Mathinna he used to kill?

2. What is Evangeline's assigned identification number on her tin ticket?

3. Who is the midshipman on the ship Evangeline takes to Australia?

4. Where do Cecil and Evangeline mostly carry out their affair?

5. What is Evangeline's sentence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Evangeline come to be a governess for the Whitstone family?

2. What are the few things Evangeline is given when she is booked at Newgate Prison?

3. What does Mathinna think of the clothes Lady Franklin has set out for her?

4. What is Hazel's skill that soon becomes very important for Evangeline?

5. Which sailor is abusive towards the women, and how does he treat them on the Medea?

6. What pet does Mathinna bring with her to the Franklins' and why is it so important to her?

7. What does Lady Franklin take from Mathinna for her "collection" that Mathinna resents?

8. What are some of the most grotesque things in Lady Jane Franklin's collection?

9. How do the staff at the Franklins' generally treat Mathinna?

10. Who sets Evangeline's downfall into motion?

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