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

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

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

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

5. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Norwich.
(c) Woolwich.
(d) Manwich.

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

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

8. With which of the following does Chapter XIX begin?
(a) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(b) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(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.”

9. Octavia attends the performance of which of the following mediums?
(a) Lily Dale.
(b) Annie Denton Cridge.
(c) Florence Digby.
(d) Callista Bewell.

10. With which of the following does Chapter XX begin?
(a) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”
(b) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(c) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(d) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”

11. Of what origin does Cutter assert the crystal is that had been found at Esther Tull’s death-site?
(a) Danish.
(b) German.
(c) Flemish.
(d) French.

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

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

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

15. With which of the following does Chapter XXII begin?
(a) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(b) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(c) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”
(d) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”

Short Answer Questions

1. At which inn does Elf take lodgings in Deal?

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

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

4. What ship is visible from the house on Vesper Sands?

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

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