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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Near which square does Octavia live?
2. With which of the following does Chapter XIII begin?
3. Which of the following terms is used to refer to police in the novel?
4. With which of the following does Chapter V begin?
5. To which of the following is Gideon compared?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Gideon commended to the care of the groundskeeper at his boyhood school?
2. What explanation does Gideon give for not being able to find his uncle’s dwellings?
3. What comments does Cutter have about Gideon’s notetaking?
4. When Carew answers the door for Cutter and Gideon at Strythe’s London house, to what does Cutter mockingly ascribe his slowness in doing so?
5. With what does Octavia dicker with a railroad staffer for passenger information?
6. What observation about teeth does Cutter make in reference to the slaughter of the St. Johns?
7. Why does Esther Tull note feeling called to prayer?
8. Why does Cutter note not having asked Carew about Esther Tull’s lodgings?
9. What does Carew observe Strythe means to offer up for a charity auction?
10. What lunch does Octavia prepare for herself after her fruitless pursuit of information about Strythe and his travels?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel takes place in 1893. What significance accrues to the year, and how does the novel interact with the real-world significance of that year?
Essay Topic 2
Sources attest to the presence of The House on Vesper Sands on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Late in the novel, readerly attention focuses itself on the comment that “We can only keep house, in this life. We cannot tear up the foundations” (394). Does the novel support the comment or not? What in the text shows as much, and how does it show it?
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