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

2. As what does Elf refer to Octavia?
(a) Wavy.
(b) Honey.
(c) Baby.
(d) Tavvy.

3. From which avenue does Gideon approach his uncle’s dwellings?
(a) Bedford.
(b) Rosebery.
(c) Shaftesbury.
(d) Northumberland.

4. With which of the following does Chapter III begin?
(a) “At Ashenden House, Octavia was more discreet in disposing of her bicycle.”
(b) “Gideon’s knocking, this time, was answered almost at once.”
(c) “The house in Half Moon Street was large and commandingly handsome.”
(d) “The snow had died away in the night.”

5. What brand of sewing machine is available to Esther Tull in Strythe’s workroom?
(a) Pfaff.
(b) Brother.
(c) Elna.
(d) Singer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the physician in charge of Angela’s hospital care?

3. With which of the following does Chapter IX begin?

4. At which police station does George speak with a sergeant as he works to assist Octavia?

5. With what does Esther clean her stitches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What reason is advanced for Strythe preferring oil lamps to gas lamps?

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Neuilly initially note to Gideon as the focus of his ministry?

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

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