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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?
(a) Healthy and vigorous.
(b) Dressed up in his best suit.
(c) Shrunken with dark circles around his eyes.
(d) Tanned.

2. What does Melody think about Theophilus?
(a) He intrigues her.
(b) He is interesting.
(c) He makes her skin crawl.
(d) She finds him fascinating.

3. What noise is described as being as "definite as a walnut cracking?"
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Angry clapping.
(c) The man's head cracking.
(d) Car backfiring.

4. What excuse does Lucinda give Dennis when she tells him she must leave before their celebratory dinner in Chapter 40?
(a) She has to mail a letter.
(b) She has an appointment.
(c) She doesn't eat beef.
(d) She is sleepy.

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

6. Who did the narrator's mother love to invite over for tea?
(a) The bishop.
(b) Other mothers.
(c) Her son's friends.
(d) Her relatives.

7. Why does Ian Wardley-Fish like Oscar?
(a) He thinks he dresses well.
(b) He is good looking.
(c) He is popular.
(d) He is not boring or ordinary.

8. What does Lucinda's mother plan to do with the farm so she can retire from farming?
(a) Sell it to a cattle baron.
(b) Divide it into five parcels and sell it.
(c) Turn it into a coffee planation.
(d) Let the land grow fallow.

9. What Sunday is it when Oscar leaves his father's home?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Third Sunday in October.
(c) Second Sunday after Easter.
(d) First Sunday in November.

10. What does Theophilus Hopkins study in the natural world?
(a) Plants in Australia.
(b) Trees.
(c) Astrology.
(d) The sea.

11. What religion does Oscar believe he must follow in Chapter 9?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Lutheran.

12. Who is Tom Wilson?
(a) Harvey Figg's assistant.
(b) Dennis' friend.
(c) Lucinda's cousin.
(d) Lucinda's boyfriend.

13. Who earns a sixpence a week?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Theophilus.
(c) Mr. Stratton.
(d) Mrs. Millar, the Stratton's cook.

14. What do the Baptist boys make Oscar eat?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Candy.
(c) Chocolate pudding.
(d) Dirt.

15. What does Lucinda steal from the boat and place on the hotel counter in Sydney?
(a) Apples.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Cucumber.
(d) Cauliflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Oscar go to live after graduating from Oriel?

2. What does Lucinda send to Dennis Hasset?

3. What is the name of the church that the narrator and his family go to each Sunday?

4. What does Lucinda think of George Eliot?

5. How does Oscar finally board the ship in Chapter 46?

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