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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lucinda going at nine o'clock at night on her horse in Chapter 64?
(a) George Street.
(b) Parramatta.
(c) Harbour Street.
(d) Main Street.

2. What do the Narcoo see for the first time in the box that fell when Oscar is on the expedition?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Glass.
(c) Silk.
(d) Guns.

3. How many days after he leaves does it take Lucinda to open Oscar's envelope?
(a) Twelve.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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

5. Who does Oscar believe that Lucinda is in love with?
(a) Mr. d'Abbs.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Mr. Phelps.
(d) Mr. Jeffris.

6. What nickname does Mr. Jeffris call Oscar?
(a) Holy man.
(b) Mr. Smudge.
(c) The drudge.
(d) Odd Oscar.

7. What does Lucinda call Mr. Ahearn when he visits that makes him blush?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Her long lost friend.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Kind.

8. How did Oscar lose his horse and carriage that his bishop gave him?
(a) Gave it to a poor parishioner.
(b) Accident.
(c) Betting.
(d) The horse ran off and the carriage was destroyed.

9. When Lucinda and Oscar visit the glassworks factory, what do the men do?
(a) Scatter.
(b) Sing a welcome song.
(c) Grimace and shake their heads.
(d) Set off fireworks.

10. What does Lucinda long for when she is living again in Sydney after Dennis has left?
(a) A family.
(b) To have Mrs. Cousins visit.
(c) To travel back to London.
(d) To go into the millinery trade.

11. What does Mr. Jeffris wish to be?
(a) Judge.
(b) Sea captain.
(c) An explorer.
(d) Fisherman.

12. How does Oscar describe the glassworks factory to Lucinda after he has chased her to her office?
(a) Noisy.
(b) In bad repair.
(c) Smelly.
(d) Splendid.

13. What does Mr. Jeffris appoint Mr. Smith to be on the expedition?
(a) Horse handler.
(b) Note taker.
(c) Oscar's keeper.
(d) Cook.

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

15. 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) People without compassion.
(d) Evils of gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offends his co-workers when Oscar starts his new job as a clerk?

2. What trap does Lucinda set to lure the stewards when they come to her stateroom in Chapter 56?

3. How far does Mr. Phelps walk with his son to see Lucinda and Oscar at her home?

4. Who offers Oscar a job as a clerk?

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

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