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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Kyrie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter I begin?
(a) “The snow had died away in the night.”
(b) “When his knocking brought no one to the door, Gideon Bliss retreated from it to make certain of his bearings.”
(c) “At Ashenden House, Octavia was more discreet in disposing of her bicycle.”
(d) “When her knocking brought no one to the door, Octavia Hillingdon was not unduly perturbed.”

2. Which newspaper does Carew read?
(a) London Post.
(b) London Gazette.
(c) The Sun.
(d) Illustrated London News.

3. From what unit is the sergeant whom Gideon impersonates?
(a) Thames Division.
(b) G Division.
(c) Special Branch.
(d) I Division.

4. In what church does Gideon pass his first night in London?
(a) St. Paul's.
(b) St. Mark's.
(c) St. James's.
(d) St. Anne's.

5. With which of the following does Requiem Æternam end?
(a) “At New Scotland Yard, since she could fix upon no suitable place to conceal it, Octavia conducted her bicycle directly into the public office.”
(b) “It rushed to gather her up, at last, to take her and carry her weightlessly from the earth.”
(c) “It seemed impossible, even as it faded, to imagine that it was anything other than eternal.”
(d) “In Half Moon Street, just as she came near to the house, Esther Tull felt the first gentleness of the snow.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Neuilly’s landlady?

2. The phrase “you may be sure of opening an oyster or two” offers an example of which of the following?

3. Who is the head of the staff at Octavia’s editor’s club?

4. What is the Latin name of the butterfly Gideon first finds in his uncle’s collection?

5. Which paper is sold by the vendor Octavia runs into with her bicycle?

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