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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. For which of the following ministries does Elf claim to work?
2. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?
3. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?
4. With which of the following does Chapter XX begin?
5. What is the name of the legal correspondent for Octavia’s newspaper?
Short Essay Questions
1. What pattern do Octavia and Elf note in the disappearances of young women associated with the Spiriters?
2. What does O’Donnell note as the likely effect of a full bibliography for a work of fiction (401)?
3. How does Ada explain the shipwreck visible from the house on Vesper Sands?
4. What does O’Donnell note as the only historical liberty he knowingly takes (401)?
5. How does Elf determine that Cutter is an independent agent?
6. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?
7. When confronting Octavia at the house on Vesper Sands, what does Elf note about her history and prospects?
8. What circumstances make it appear Strythe died in London?
9. Why does Cutter think the traffic approaching the house on Vesper Sands as he and Gideon pursue Angela is not a coach?
10. Why do Octavia and George note surprise at Elf calling on them?
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
Assuming that The House on Vesper Sands should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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