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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what bill does Octavia seek to focus her reporting?
(a) Government of Ireland.
(b) Working Conditions.
(c) Equalization of Rates.
(d) Fair Use and Copyright.

2. To which part of London does Octavia’s editor send her with news about a missing girl?
(a) Soho.
(b) Finsbury.
(c) Whitechapel.
(d) Shadwell.

3. What is the Latin name of the butterfly Gideon first finds in his uncle’s collection?
(a) Inachis io.
(b) Aglais rizana.
(c) Danaus plexippus.
(d) Acherontia Atropos.

4. To which of the following is Gideon compared?
(a) A retriever.
(b) A whippet.
(c) A Dachschund.
(d) A bulldog.

5. To which of the following is Gideon compared?
(a) Grackles.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Doves.
(d) Pigeons.

6. With which of the following does Chapter XV begin?
(a) “Angela Tatton.”
(b) “By morning, when Octavia presented herself at Strythe House, Mr. Healy had entertained second thoughts about their agreement.”
(c) “On the last day, when Miss Tatton came out onto the back steps, Gideon had been waiting for almost an hour.”
(d) “Soho Square was no great distance from Wardour Street, yet the journey seemed interminable.”

7. What is the name of Octavia’s cat?
(a) Venus.
(b) Minerva.
(c) Juno.
(d) Vesta.

8. What kind of business is Devlin’s?
(a) Colliers.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Coopers.
(d) Carriers.

9. With which of the following does Requiem Æternam begin?
(a) “In Half Moon Street, just as she came near to the house, Esther Tull felt the first gentleness of the snow.”
(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) “At New Scotland Yard, since she could fix upon no suitable place to conceal it, Octavia conducted her bicycle directly into the public office.”

10. With what police sergeant does George speak as he works to assist Octavia?
(a) Blake.
(b) Keats.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Coleridge.

11. With which of the following does Chapter VIII begin?
(a) “NOTES MADE BY G. BLISS (SGT.)”
(b) “Angela Tatton.”
(c) “It was the better part of half an hour before Gideon had given a full account of events.”
(d) “By morning, when Octavia presented herself at Strythe House, Mr. Healy had entertained second thoughts about their agreement.”

12. Which philosopher is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Aquinas.
(d) Adeodatus.

13. What is the name of the coroner Cutter employs?
(a) Dr. Carmody.
(b) Dr. Jekyll.
(c) Dr. St. John.
(d) Dr. Usher.

14. What sergeant do Cutter and Gideon encounter at the church where Gideon spent his first night in London?
(a) Trolley.
(b) Jolly.
(c) Holly.
(d) Colley.

15. With which of the following does Chapter V begin?
(a) “Pursuant to discussion in hallway of residence, shown to kitchens in rear by Mr. Carew.”
(b) “When his knocking brought no one to the door, Gideon Bliss retreated from it to make certain of his bearings.”
(c) “Gideon’s knocking, this time, was answered almost at once.”
(d) “The house in Half Moon Street was large and commandingly handsome.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Elf’s valet?

2. To which of the following does Gideon direct the sergeant he impersonates?

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

4. Which market do Gideon and Angela visit together?

5. On what street is Devlin’s?

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