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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. With which of the following does Chapter XVIII begin?
(a) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(b) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(c) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(d) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”

11. Which of the following does Ada order for herself upon greeting Gideon and Cutter?
(a) Herring.
(b) Mackerel.
(c) Anchovies.
(d) Sardines.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Octavia attends the performance of which of the following mediums?

2. What name does Elf give to his companion as he and Octavia travel to the house on Vesper Sands?

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

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

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

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