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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of cloud does Ada point out to Angela?
(a) Cirrostratus.
(b) Nimbostratus.
(c) Cumulonimbus.
(d) Stratocumulus.

3. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?
(a) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(b) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(c) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(d) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”

4. What name does Elf give to his companion as he and Octavia travel to the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Grey.

5. At which inn does Elf take lodgings in Deal?
(a) The Good Deal.
(b) The Green Dragon.
(c) The Bird and Baby.
(d) The Swan.

6. Which supposed spirit is the last to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Psyche.
(b) Alice.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Angela.

7. What is the name of the legal correspondent for Octavia’s newspaper?
(a) Seward.
(b) Powell.
(c) William.
(d) Healy.

8. With which of the following is Gideon provided as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Breeches.
(b) Beret.
(c) Boots.
(d) Belt.

9. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, who is the first to reach him?
(a) Angela.
(b) Cutter.
(c) Ada.
(d) Elf.

10. Which of the following does Gideon note is a “volatile agent” (252)?
(a) Nitrous oxide.
(b) Choloroform.
(c) Formaldehyde.
(d) Ether.

11. Octavia views a photo of which of the following last?
(a) Johanna Styles.
(b) Lottie Hinde.
(c) Felicity Hardwick.
(d) Ginny Foster.

12. Where does Cutter keep his pocketknife?
(a) Back trouser pocket.
(b) Left trouser pocket.
(c) Right trouser pocket.
(d) Jacket pocket.

13. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Port.

14. Which of the following newspapers does Cutter peruse while en route to the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Kent and Sussex Courier.
(b) London Illustrated Times.
(c) Kent and Essex Gazette.
(d) Sussex and Essex Chronicle.

15. To which of the following does Gideon compare Angela as he pursues her from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Finch.
(b) Warbler.
(c) Tanager.
(d) Swallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actors is referenced during the medium performance Octavia attends?

2. In what month does Lux Perpetua take place?

3. Over which of the following instruments does Gideon trip at the house on Vesper Sands?

4. What profession does Cutter note his father had had?

5. With which of the following does Chapter XVIII begin?

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