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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 81 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Lucinda hire any maids in Chapter 73?
(a) There is a shortage in the city.
(b) They all know that Oscar is living with Lucinda.
(c) No one works hard enough for her.
(d) She does not have enough money.

2. Who is terrified of the sea?
(a) Theophilus.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Fanny.

3. What does Mrs. d'Abbs press into Oscar's hand when he and Lucinda leave her house after arguing with her husband?
(a) Orange.
(b) Letter.
(c) Flower.
(d) Banana.

4. Who do the Strattons run into on their way to the racetrack at Newton Abbot?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Theophilus.
(d) Dennis.

5. What game is Lucinda playing when she sees Oscar in Chapter 64?
(a) Five Card Draw.
(b) Pak-Ah-Pu.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Poker.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his wife's death, where did Theophilus throw his wife's clothes?

2. What was Lucinda's mother's dream?

3. When Oscar's housekeeper warns him that his sermons are upsetting the congregation, what is he preaching about?

4. How does Dennis think Lucinda looks when he sees her after she returns to Sydney?

5. What does Lucinda long for when she is living again in Sydney after Dennis has left?

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