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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What establishment does Cutter prefer for dinner?
(a) Windmill.
(b) Bear and Staff.
(c) Clachan.
(d) Leggett's.

2. How old does Cutter note the oldest child was that the St. Johns had?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

3. What novel does Gideon read to Angela?
(a) The History of Sir Charles Grandison.
(b) Castle of Otranto.
(c) Pamela.
(d) Clarissa.

4. With which of the following does Chapter XV begin?
(a) “By morning, when Octavia presented herself at Strythe House, Mr. Healy had entertained second thoughts about their agreement.”
(b) “Angela Tatton.”
(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.”

5. What position does Elf note Strythe seeks?
(a) Prime Minister.
(b) Lord High Justiciar.
(c) Earl Marshal.
(d) Home Secretary.

6. How does Carew remark that Strythe describes him and Esther Tull?
(a) Alpinists.
(b) Spelunkers.
(c) Ruffians.
(d) Mariners.

7. Who had been Angela’s landlady?
(a) Chapman.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Campion.
(d) Parry.

8. With which of the following does Chapter II begin?
(a) “The snow had died away in the night.”
(b) “At Ashenden House, Octavia was more discreet in disposing of her bicycle.”
(c) “When her knocking brought no one to the door, Octavia Hillingdon was not unduly perturbed.”
(d) “Gideon’s knocking, this time, was answered almost at once.”

9. In what month does Requiem Æternam take place?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

10. With which of the following does Gideon speak when trying to find his uncle’s dwellings?
(a) Mr. Roboto.
(b) Mr. Townsend.
(c) Mr. Boroughlane.
(d) Mr. Hyde.

11. For which newspaper does Octavia work?
(a) Post.
(b) Sun.
(c) Gazette.
(d) Times.

12. To which of the following does Cutter’s landlady compare Gideon?
(a) A towel.
(b) Draperies.
(c) A carpet.
(d) A blanket.

13. What is the name of Esther Tull’s elder sister?
(a) Jenny Burton.
(b) Galina Smith.
(c) Mamie Hanley.
(d) Ruth Peyser.

14. In which borough does Carew note a man had been eaten by his own cats?
(a) Southwark.
(b) Hackney.
(c) Camden.
(d) Hillingdon.

15. With which of the following does Requiem Æternam begin?
(a) “It rushed to gather her up, at last, to take her and carry her weightlessly from the earth.”
(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) “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. Where does Gideon note first having seen Angela?

2. What other inspector does Cutter encounter at his preferred dinner establishment?

3. On what bill does Octavia seek to focus her reporting?

4. Into whose care is Gideon remanded while at school in his childhood?

5. To which of the following is Octavia compared?

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