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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. At what time does Esther Tull arrive at the Strythe house?

2. With which of the following does Chapter XIV begin?

3. What establishment does Cutter prefer for dinner?

4. To which of the following is Gideon compared?

5. What position does Elf note Strythe seeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Angela celebrates her birthday as being 7 May. Why?

2. What observation about teeth does Cutter make in reference to the slaughter of the St. Johns?

3. What does Neuilly initially note to Gideon as the focus of his ministry?

4. What lunch does Octavia prepare for herself after her fruitless pursuit of information about Strythe and his travels?

5. What reasons does Cutter give for thinking the murder of Esther Tull’s sister more than a botched burglary?

6. How does Octavia’s editor initially attempt to alter his agreement with her?

7. What reason is given for Cutter’s threat to charge Carew with destruction of evidence?

8. For what reasons is Gideon anxious to meet with his uncle in his dwellings?

9. What reason does the inspector who accompanies Cutter and Gideon to Esther Tull’s lodgings ask to shut the open window?

10. What reasons does Gideon give for thinking the murder of Esther Tull’s sister more than a botched burglary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the protagonist of the novel? How does the novel support such an assertion?

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

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the novel.

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