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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 of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
2. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?
3. With which of the following does Lux Perpetua begin?
4. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?
5. With which of the following is Gideon provided as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Gideon and Cutter arrive in Deal, what is Gideon’s primary concern?
2. When confronting Octavia at the house on Vesper Sands, what does Elf note about her history and prospects?
3. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, what prompts him to curse obscenely?
4. How does Neuilly convince Octavia of his sincerity and lucidity in the letter he leaves for her?
5. Why does Octavia note that she has kept her story from the newspapers?
6. How does Elf determine that Cutter is an independent agent?
7. The hostess of the medium performance Octavia attends has money from her husband. What is the source of that money?
8. What reasons for caution in pursuing his theories does Cutter note to Gideon at the house on Vesper Sands?
9. What suggestion does Gideon make about Cutter’s specialty in policing?
10. When confronted with the information Neuilly leaves for her in Deal, Octavia cites a familiar feeling: tenderness and anger mixed. From what is it familiar to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Who is the protagonist of the novel? How does the novel support such an assertion?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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