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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug does Esther Tull use to ease her pain?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Morphine.

2. In which county is Strythe’s countryside house?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Kent.
(c) Essex.
(d) Surrey.

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

4. What is the name of the physician in charge of Angela’s hospital care?
(a) Dr. Jekyll.
(b) Dr. St. John.
(c) Dr. Usher.
(d) Dr. Carmody.

5. Which embroiderer is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?
(a) Elizabeth Parker.
(b) Rosie James.
(c) Lindsey Grandolph.
(d) Debbie Smyth.

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

7. With which of the following does Chapter X begin?
(a) “The home of Dr. Carmody was in Portland Place.”
(b) “Octavia made the journey to Whitechapel by cab.”
(c) “NOTES MADE BY G. BLISS (SGT.)”
(d) “It was the better part of half an hour before Gideon had given a full account of events.”

8. In what part of London had Esther Tull lived?
(a) Whitechapel.
(b) Bethnal Green.
(c) Shadwell.
(d) Spitalfields.

9. What is the name of the housekeeper at Strythe’s London home?
(a) Smith.
(b) Thorpe.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Archer.

10. Which author does Gideon read to Angela?
(a) Fielding.
(b) Richardson.
(c) Cheyne.
(d) Johnson.

11. 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) “In Half Moon Street, just as she came near to the house, Esther Tull felt the first gentleness of the snow.”
(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.”

12. Which market do Gideon and Angela visit together?
(a) Southwark.
(b) Borough.
(c) Billingsgate.
(d) Central.

13. Through which entrance does Gideon pass into the church where he passes his first night in London?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

14. What drink does Cutter order for Gideon when they first repair to his preferred establishment?
(a) Ale.
(b) Sherry.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cordial.

15. To which of the following is Gideon compared?
(a) A lark.
(b) A sallow.
(c) A tanager.
(d) A thrush.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of business is Devlin’s?

3. To which of the following is Gideon compared?

4. How many children does Cutter note the St. Johns had?

5. What is the name of Elf’s valet?

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