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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. With which of the following does Chapter XXII begin?
(a) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”
(b) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(c) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(d) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”

2. What nursery rhyme does Angela recite when she flees from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Oranges and Lemons.
(b) Doctor Foster.
(c) Hey Diddle Diddle.
(d) Rock-a-by Baby.

3. Over which of the following instruments does Gideon trip at the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Piano.
(b) Virginal.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Hurdy-gurdy.

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

5. What profession does Cutter note his father had had?
(a) Constable.
(b) Concierge.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Cutter ready as he and Gideon pursue Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?

2. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, who is the first to reach him?

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

4. Which of the following scholars does O’Donnell cite for references to policing?

5. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does O’Donnell note as the likely effect of a full bibliography for a work of fiction (401)?

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

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

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 Elf determine that Cutter is an independent agent?

9. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?

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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