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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. Where does Gideon note first having seen Angela?
(a) St. Magnus-the-Martyr.
(b) St. Mary Abchurch.
(c) St. Edward’s Church.
(d) St. James Garlickhythe.

2. Into whose care is Gideon remanded while at school in his childhood?
(a) The Fergusons.
(b) The McLeishes.
(c) The Strachans.
(d) The Anguses.

3. What is the name of the coroner Cutter employs?
(a) Dr. St. John.
(b) Dr. Carmody.
(c) Dr. Usher.
(d) Dr. Jekyll.

4. With which of the following does Chapter II begin?
(a) “The snow had died away in the night.”
(b) “When her knocking brought no one to the door, Octavia Hillingdon was not unduly perturbed.”
(c) “Gideon’s knocking, this time, was answered almost at once.”
(d) “At Ashenden House, Octavia was more discreet in disposing of her bicycle.”

5. What is the name of Elf’s valet?
(a) Jermyn.
(b) Macken.
(c) Jeeves.
(d) Wooster.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter XVI begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter V begin?

3. Near which square does Octavia live?

4. What name does Octavia propose to give to her regular page?

5. In which borough does Carew note a man had been eaten by his own cats?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In their first tutoring session, how does Gideon offend Angela?

3. What does Carew observe Strythe means to offer up for a charity auction?

4. What reason for pride does Esther Tull have in her self-stitching?

5. Generally, how is the church described in which Gideon spends his first night in London?

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

7. What remarks does Cutter’s landlady make regarding Gideon’s appearance as a sergeant?

8. What sounds does Esther Tull note associate with the safe in Strythe’s workroom?

9. Angela celebrates her birthday as being 7 May. Why?

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

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