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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 name does Elf give to his companion as he and Octavia travel to the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) Brown.

2. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. Which of the following scholars does O’Donnell cite for references to policing?
(a) Flanders.
(b) Owen.
(c) Lock.
(d) Picard.

4. What does Elf note is Cutter’s given name?
(a) George.
(b) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) William.

5. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?
(a) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(b) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(c) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(d) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Lux Perpetua begin?

2. Aboard which of the following ships had George hoped to serve?

3. What kind of cloud does Ada point out to Angela?

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

5. What kind of tree does Gideon pass as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When confronting Octavia at the house on Vesper Sands, what does Elf note about her history and prospects?

4. How does Neuilly convince Octavia of his sincerity and lucidity in the letter he leaves for her?

5. How does Ada explain the shipwreck visible from the house on Vesper Sands?

6. How does Elf determine that Cutter is an independent agent?

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

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

9. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?

10. 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?

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