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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. Octavia views a photo of which of the following last?
(a) Lottie Hinde.
(b) Johanna Styles.
(c) Felicity Hardwick.
(d) Ginny Foster.

2. Which of the following newspapers does Cutter peruse while en route to the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Kent and Essex Gazette.
(b) London Illustrated Times.
(c) Sussex and Essex Chronicle.
(d) Kent and Sussex Courier.

3. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
(a) Brogdale.
(b) Faversham.
(c) Ospringe.
(d) Oare.

4. With which of the following does Chapter XXIV begin?
(a) “It was still dark when Gideon was shaken awake.”
(b) “He came to in darkness.”
(c) “She was gone.”
(d) “Octavia dreamed of the house on Vesper Sands.”

5. What kind of cloud does Ada point out to Angela?
(a) Nimbostratus.
(b) Cirrostratus.
(c) Cumulonimbus.
(d) Stratocumulus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Gideon note is a “volatile agent” (252)?

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

3. In what month does Lux Perpetua take place?

4. With which of the following does Chapter XXIII begin?

5. Which supposed spirit is the last to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pattern do Octavia and Elf note in the disappearances of young women associated with the Spiriters?

2. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?

3. Why does Octavia note that she has kept her story from the newspapers?

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

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

6. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, what prompts him to curse obscenely?

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

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

9. What circumstances make it appear Strythe died in London?

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

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