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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. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Sherry.
(c) Cognac.
(d) Port.

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

3. With which of the following does Chapter XVIII begin?
(a) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(b) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(c) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”
(d) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”

4. With which of the following is Gideon provided as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Belt.
(b) Breeches.
(c) Boots.
(d) Beret.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name does Elf give to his companion as he and Octavia travel to the house on Vesper Sands?

4. To which of the following does Cutter compare Ada?

5. What profession does Cutter note his father had had?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?

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

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