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Paraic O'Donnell
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The House on Vesper Sands Test | Final Test - Medium

Paraic O'Donnell
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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. To which of the following does Cutter compare Ada?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A goose.

2. With which of the following does Lux Perpetua begin?
(a) “It seemed impossible, even as it faded, to imagine that it was anything other than eternal.”
(b) “At New Scotland Yard, since she could fix upon no suitable place to conceal it, Octavia conducted her bicycle directly into the public office.”
(c) “In Half Moon Street, just as she came near to the house, Esther Tull felt the first gentleness of the snow.”
(d) “It rushed to gather her up, at last, to take her and carry her weightlessly from the earth.”

3. Octavia attends the performance of which of the following mediums?
(a) Callista Bewell.
(b) Annie Denton Cridge.
(c) Lily Dale.
(d) Florence Digby.

4. At which inn does Elf take lodgings in Deal?
(a) The Green Dragon.
(b) The Good Deal.
(c) The Swan.
(d) The Bird and Baby.

5. To which of the following is Angela’s hand compared?
(a) Molasses.
(b) Honey.
(c) Jam.
(d) Syrup.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which of the following does Gideon compare Angela as he pursues her from the house on Vesper Sands?

3. The phrase “my particular compliments” (295) offers an example of which of the following?

4. How old is the girl whose photograph Octavia views last?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As Gideon and Cutter arrive in Deal, what is Gideon’s primary concern?

2. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, why does he posit Cutter will think him mad?

3. What reasons for caution in pursuing his theories does Cutter note to Gideon at the house on Vesper Sands?

4. What suggestion does Gideon make about Cutter’s specialty in policing?

5. What does O’Donnell note as the only historical liberty he knowingly takes (401)?

6. How does Cutter explain Angela’s condition to Gideon?

7. When confronted with the information Neuilly leaves for her in Deal, Octavia cites a familiar feeling: tenderness and anger mixed. From what is it familiar to her?

8. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?

9. The hostess of the medium performance Octavia attends has money from her husband. What is the source of that money?

10. Why does Cutter think the traffic approaching the house on Vesper Sands as he and Gideon pursue Angela is not a coach?

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