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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unresolved obligation does Oscar have at the beginning of Chapter 51?
(a) To hear Lucinda's confession.
(b) Pay back a loan to his father.
(c) To set up a gambler's anonymous hotline.
(d) To send a letter to Stratton.

2. What does Lucinda hurl at the wall when she becomes frustrated by Oscar?
(a) Wine Glass.
(b) Purse.
(c) Tea cup.
(d) Clock.

3. What does Lucinda call Oscar that makes the other players scatter?
(a) Your Highness.
(b) Judge.
(c) Officer.
(d) Reverend.

4. What does Mr. d'Abbs tell Lucinda that Jeffris loves?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Danger.
(c) Being popular.
(d) Target practice.

5. What does Mrs. Smith call the deep wounds on the back of Oscar's hands?
(a) Infection caused by a disease.
(b) Dog bites.
(c) Prayer wounds.
(d) Accident with a saw.

6. What has Oscar placed in the envelope for Lucinda?
(a) His favorite pieces of glass.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) Money.
(d) A poem.

7. Who is Mrs. Smith?
(a) Oscar's cook.
(b) Lucinda's new maid
(c) Dennis' sister.
(d) Lucinda's aunt.

8. What was the sermon about that Lucinda and Oscar feel insulted by when they go to church on a religious holiday?
(a) The need for charity.
(b) Evils of adultery.
(c) Evils of gambling.
(d) People without compassion.

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

10. What offends his co-workers when Oscar starts his new job as a clerk?
(a) His bad language.
(b) He sings loudly.
(c) Serious body odor.
(d) He reads Bible passages to them.

11. Why does Mr. Jeffris hire a trumpeter?
(a) To wake him in the morning.
(b) To lead his expedition to glory.
(c) It is his favorite instrument.
(d) He is starting a jazz band.

12. What does Wardley-Fish do when his boat passes Oscar's ship on its expedition journey?
(a) Whistles.
(b) Dives into the water and tries to swim to the boat.
(c) Sets off a flare.
(d) Yells.

13. How many days is Wardley-Fish imprisoned in Sydney?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Two.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

14. What does Mr.Jeffris do to Oscar after Oscar makes a big fuss when there is shooting on the expedition?
(a) Stuffs his mouth with a sock.
(b) Blinds him with mace.
(c) Knocks him out.
(d) Ties him to a tree.

15. How far does Mr. Phelps walk with his son to see Lucinda and Oscar at her home?
(a) Two miles.
(b) 100 yards.
(c) Six miles.
(d) Half a mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Oscar believe that Lucinda is in love with?

2. When Lucinda is talking with Dennis in Chapter 62, what does she take on and off?

3. What does Lucinda realize has hurt Dennis' reputation and career?

4. What does the head steward announce at dinner is on view on the above deck in Chapter 52?

5. How does Oscar decide about taking a job offer in Chapter 75?

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