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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. Dies Irae.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter IX begin?
(a) “Angela Tatton.”
(b) “NOTES MADE BY G. BLISS (SGT.)”
(c) “It was the better part of half an hour before Gideon had given a full account of events.”
(d) “Octavia made the journey to Whitechapel by cab.”

2. What fruit does Angela insist Gideon buy for her?
(a) An orange.
(b) A pomegranate.
(c) An apple.
(d) A banana.

3. What inspector do Cutter and Gideon encounter at the church where Gideon spent his first night in London?
(a) Clouseau.
(b) Warnock.
(c) Fox.
(d) Gadget.

4. Which playwright is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Aeschylus.

5. What name does Octavia propose to give to her regular page?
(a) Evening Companion.
(b) Spirit of the Age.
(c) Ladies' Page.
(d) Notes and Queries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Octavia’s cat?

2. Where does the maker of Strythe’s vials live?

3. What is the usual duty station of the sergeant Gideon impersonates?

4. For which newspaper does Octavia work?

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

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