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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lucinda's mother feud with her neighbors about?
(a) Color of their houses.
(b) Property markings.
(c) Their stray dogs.
(d) Crooked fences.

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

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

5. What does Lucinda send to Dennis Hasset?
(a) Letter.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Invitation to tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Mrs. Stratton have an official position in the Anglican church?

2. What local gossip does Theophilus repeat about the inscriptions along the path?

3. Who is terrified of the sea?

4. Who did the narrator's mother love to invite over for tea?

5. What is Lucinda's state of mind when she first arrives on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Wardley-Fish like Oscar?

2. Describe Reverend Dennis Hasset.

3. What happens when Lucinda tries to change her doll's appearance?

4. What is Dennis Hasset's reaction to meeting Lucinda?

5. How does Oscar feel about the sea?

6. Why does Lucinda move to Sydney?

7. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

8. Why does Theophilus check Oscar's lungs every morning?

9. How does Theophilus make it difficult for Lucy Millar to tend to her chores in the Stratton's kitchen?

10. How does Reverend Stratton respond when Oscar sends him coffee?

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