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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 the name of Octavia’s cat?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Venus.
(c) Vesta.
(d) Juno.

2. At what time does Esther Tull arrive at the Strythe house?
(a) 9:30.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 8:30.

3. At what number is Neuilly’s dwelling?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many pence does Octavia pay the messenger at Strythe’s London house for information?

3. Which newspaper does Carew read?

4. As what does Elf refer to Octavia?

5. With which of the following does Chapter XII begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cutter note not having asked Carew about Esther Tull’s lodgings?

2. What explanation is given for calling Gideon’s uncle “Old Nelly” (31)?

3. What reason does Octavia give for seeking out her editor rather than his deputy?

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

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

6. What reason does the inspector who accompanies Cutter and Gideon to Esther Tull’s lodgings ask to shut the open window?

7. What threat does Octavia’s editor levy at her when she confronts him in his club?

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

9. For what reasons is Gideon anxious to meet with his uncle in his dwellings?

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

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