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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Gideon note is a “volatile agent” (252)?
(a) Choloroform.
(b) Formaldehyde.
(c) Ether.
(d) Nitrous oxide.

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

3. To which of the following does Gideon compare Gutter as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) A Tartar.
(b) A Mongol.
(c) A Persian.
(d) A Cossack.

4. What fish is served at the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Cod.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Trout.
(d) Sole.

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

6. For what profession does Cutter note Gideon is well suited?
(a) Physician.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Torturer.
(d) Police officer.

7. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?
(a) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(b) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(c) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(d) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following does O’Donnell live?

2. What is the name of the legal correspondent for Octavia’s newspaper?

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

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

5. Where was the opal of which Gideon is reminded mined?

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