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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?
(a) To hang a picture.
(b) To make an Advent wreath.
(c) To fix a broken chain.
(d) To create a bracelet.

2. Where is Theophilus injured when he is in the water on Christmas Day in Chapter 5?
(a) Head.
(b) Foot.
(c) Thigh.
(d) Arm.

3. How far away is the church the narrator's family attends?
(a) Four miles.
(b) One mile.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Two miles.

4. What is the name of Dennis' church?
(a) St. George.
(b) All Saints.
(c) Corpus Christi.
(d) Church of Mary.

5. What is the name of the church that the narrator and his family go to each Sunday?
(a) Assumption Church.
(b) Three River Church.
(c) St. Mary's.
(d) St. John's.

6. What is the name of Theophilus' book?
(a) Sea Creatures at Large.
(b) Nature in the Raw.
(c) Sea Stories.
(d) Hennacombe Rambles.

7. What does Mr. Stratton call Oscar at the end of Chapter 30?
(a) Naive.
(b) A devious person.
(c) A good boy.
(d) A fool.

8. How does Oscar finally board the ship in Chapter 46?
(a) In a wheelchair.
(b) Walking without help.
(c) In a cage pulled up by a crane.
(d) Crawling.

9. What does Ian Wardley-Fish teach Oscar to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Study.
(d) Fish.

10. What does Oscar pray for each night for the Strattons?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Money.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Children.

11. When Oscar is peering through the fence at Reverend Stratton butchering a pig, what does Stratton throw at Oscar?
(a) Pine cone.
(b) Stick.
(c) Book.
(d) Stone.

12. How old is Oscar when he leaves his father's home?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nearly sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eighteen.

13. What does Theophilus ask Mrs. Williams to do after Oscar runs away?
(a) Take over Oscar's chores.
(b) Pack away Oscar's belongings.
(c) Kneel and pray.
(d) Travel to the city for supplies.

14. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?
(a) French poems.
(b) Pagan symbols.
(c) Curse words.
(d) Italian expressions.

15. What does Lucy make at the large table in the kitchen while Theophilus is sitting there?
(a) Pie.
(b) Cake.
(c) Scones.
(d) Stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?

2. When Lucinda leaves Paramatta, who takes her to Sydney?

3. What does Oscar plan to do once he has earned enough money from gambling in Chapter 41?

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

5. What does the narrator say was responsible for the story of the church?

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