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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. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?
2. With which of the following does Chapter XXII begin?
3. Which of the following scholars does O’Donnell cite for references to policing?
4. What profession does Cutter note his father had had?
5. At which inn does Elf take lodgings in Deal?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Gideon and Cutter arrive in Deal, what is Gideon’s primary concern?
2. The hostess of the medium performance Octavia attends has money from her husband. What is the source of that money?
3. When confronting Octavia at the house on Vesper Sands, what does Elf note about her history and prospects?
4. How does Cutter explain Angela’s condition to Gideon?
5. How does Neuilly convince Octavia of his sincerity and lucidity in the letter he leaves for her?
6. Why does Cutter think the traffic approaching the house on Vesper Sands as he and Gideon pursue Angela is not a coach?
7. What circumstances make it appear Strythe died in London?
8. How does Ada explain the shipwreck visible from the house on Vesper Sands?
9. What does O’Donnell note as the likely effect of a full bibliography for a work of fiction (401)?
10. Why does Octavia note that she has kept her story from the newspapers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Overall, what is the most important theme of The House on Vesper Sands. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
What is the point of broadest contrast between the city where you live—as determined by your postal address—and the primary setting of the novel? How does that point contrast, based on experience and the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in The House on Vesper Sands? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?
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