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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 XXI begin?
(a) “The man who waited for them at London Bridge Station was by now familiar.”
(b) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(c) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(d) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”

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

3. Aboard which of the following ships had George hoped to serve?
(a) Kestrel.
(b) Osprey.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Peregrine.

4. For which of the following ministries does Elf claim to work?
(a) Home Office.
(b) HM Treasury.
(c) Ministry of Justice.
(d) Cabinet Office.

5. Which of the following does Gideon note is a “volatile agent” (252)?
(a) Choloroform.
(b) Ether.
(c) Formaldehyde.
(d) Nitrous oxide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ship is visible from the house on Vesper Sands?

3. Which supposed spirit is the first to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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