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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who greets Gideon and Cutter on their arrival at the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Salopian.
(c) Cornish.
(d) Yorkie.

3. With which of the following does Chapter XXIII begin?
(a) “He came to in darkness.”
(b) “She was gone.”
(c) “Octavia dreamed of the house on Vesper Sands.”
(d) “It was still dark when Gideon was shaken awake.”

4. The phrase “my particular compliments” (295) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Metonym.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Euphemism.

5. What sergeant confronts Octavia when she calls on Cutter?
(a) Toyle.
(b) Boyle.
(c) Hoyle.
(d) Foyle.

6. Aboard which of the following ships had George hoped to serve?
(a) Peregrine.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Kestrel.
(d) Osprey.

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

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

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

10. With which of the following does Chapter XXI begin?
(a) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(b) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(c) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”
(d) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”

11. What nursery rhyme does Angela recite when she flees from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Hey Diddle Diddle.
(b) Doctor Foster.
(c) Rock-a-by Baby.
(d) Oranges and Lemons.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Octavia views a photo of which of the following last?

2. What does Elf note is Cutter’s given name?

3. With which of the following does Lux Perpetua end?

4. Which supposed spirit is the first to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?

5. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?

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