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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Cutter compare Gideon?
(a) Budgie.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Canary.
(d) Parakeet.

2. For which of the following ministries does Elf claim to work?
(a) Ministry of Justice.
(b) Cabinet Office.
(c) Home Office.
(d) HM Treasury.

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

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

5. How old is the girl whose photograph Octavia views last?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

7. What does Elf note is Cutter’s given name?
(a) William.
(b) Henry.
(c) George.
(d) Richard.

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

9. Where was the opal of which Gideon is reminded mined?
(a) Zamunda.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Zanzibar.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following actors is referenced during the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Vanbrugh.
(c) Boucicault.
(d) Lardner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?

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

4. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?

5. To which of the following does Gideon compare Gutter as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?

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