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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other inspector does Cutter encounter at his preferred dinner establishment?
(a) Fox.
(b) Warnock.
(c) Gadget.
(d) Clouseau.

2. What position does Elf note Strythe seeks?
(a) Prime Minister.
(b) Lord High Justiciar.
(c) Earl Marshal.
(d) Home Secretary.

3. What type of meat does Cutter order for Gideon when they first repair to his preferred establishment?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Chops.
(c) Fish.
(d) Steak.

4. What is noted as “the first duty of a person employed in [Strythe’s] household” (12)?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Availability.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Discretion.

5. What does Gideon cite as the source of Esther Tull’s self-embroidery?
(a) The Doxology.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) The Magnificat.
(d) The Ave Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspector do Cutter and Gideon encounter at the church where Gideon spent his first night in London?

2. To which of the following is Gideon compared?

3. In what month does Requiem Æternam take place?

4. To which of the following does Gideon direct the sergeant he impersonates?

5. What drug does Esther Tull use to ease her pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Carew answers the door for Cutter and Gideon at Strythe’s London house, to what does Cutter mockingly ascribe his slowness in doing so?

2. What does Esther Tull’s father note stealing is (19)?

3. How does Octavia’s editor initially attempt to alter his agreement with her?

4. How does George unsettle the police sergeant with whom he converses as he works to help Octavia find information?

5. Why does Esther Tull worry about the cleanliness of her stitches in Strythe’s workroom?

6. Why does Esther Tull note feeling called to prayer?

7. What lunch does Octavia prepare for herself after her fruitless pursuit of information about Strythe and his travels?

8. What comment does Angela’s landlady make about men doing harm (180)?

9. Why is Gideon commended to the care of the groundskeeper at his boyhood school?

10. What reasons does Cutter give for thinking the murder of Esther Tull’s sister more than a botched burglary?

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