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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. How many children does Cutter note the St. Johns had?

2. How old does Cutter note the oldest child was that the St. Johns had?

3. Of what wood is the walking stick used by Cutter’s landlady?

4. With which of the following does Chapter II begin?

5. Which market do Gideon and Angela visit together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Octavia give for seeking out her editor rather than his deputy?

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

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

4. With what does Octavia dicker with a railroad staffer for passenger information?

5. How is Gideon turned out of the church where he spends his first night in London?

6. What does Esther Tull’s father note stealing is (19)?

7. What reason for pride does Esther Tull have in her self-stitching?

8. Why does Esther Tull note feeling called to prayer?

9. What explanation is given for calling Gideon’s uncle “Old Nelly” (31)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what effect does the back matter of the novel have for the reader, and how is that effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Readerly attention focuses itself on the comment that “Lady Ashenden is giving the ball [that has distracted Parliament] to honour Lord Strythe, the Early of Maundley” (52). What about the comment justifies the readerly attention, and 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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