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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Over which of the following instruments does Gideon trip at the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Hurdy-gurdy.
(b) Virginal.
(c) Piano.
(d) Harpsichord.

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

4. With which of the following does Lux Perpetua 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 seemed impossible, even as it faded, to imagine that it was anything other than eternal.”
(c) “At New Scotland Yard, since she could fix upon no suitable place to conceal it, Octavia conducted her bicycle directly into the public office.”
(d) “It rushed to gather her up, at last, to take her and carry her weightlessly from the earth.”

5. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
(a) Ospringe.
(b) Faversham.
(c) Oare.
(d) Brogdale.

6. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

7. To which of the following is Angela’s hand compared?
(a) Jam.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Syrup.
(d) Honey.

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

9. What ship is visible from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) The Persephone.
(b) The Hestia.
(c) The Europa.
(d) The Galatea.

10. In what month does Lux Perpetua take place?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

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

12. With which of the following descriptions does Ada offend Cutter?
(a) Mmisy.
(b) Minty.
(c) Flinty.
(d) Flimsy.

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

14. With which of the following does Chapter XIX begin?
(a) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”
(b) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(c) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(d) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”

15. How old is the girl whose photograph Octavia views first?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Cutter compare Gideon?

2. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?

3. Who greets Gideon and Cutter on their arrival at the house on Vesper Sands?

4. What fish is served at the medium performance Octavia attends?

5. Octavia views a photo of which of the following first?

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