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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and I. Requiem Æternam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Esther Tull grease the lock on the safe in Strythe’s workroom?
(a) Embroidery needle.
(b) Stiletto.
(c) Crochet hook.
(d) Sewing machine bobbin.

2. What is noted as “the first duty of a person employed in [Strythe’s] household” (12)?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Discretion.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Availability.

3. Which park does Esther Tull note being able to see?
(a) St. James's.
(b) Regent's.
(c) Green.
(d) Hyde.

4. At what price does Esther Tull value the object Strythe means to offer up for a charity auction?
(a) £10.
(b) £100.
(c) £50.
(d) £25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Esther Tull use to ease her pain?

2. Which playwright is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?

3. Of which of the following does Esther Tull note Carew smells?

4. Which philosopher is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?

5. What brand of sewing machine is available to Esther Tull in Strythe’s workroom?

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