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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. What does Oscar tell God that he will never do again when he is lying sick in his room on board the ship?
(a) Tell a lie.
(b) Curse.
(c) Smoke a cigarette.
(d) Bet.

2. Who do the Strattons run into on their way to the racetrack at Newton Abbot?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Theophilus.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Lucinda.

3. How long does Oscar say it will take him to build and deliver the glass church to Dennis?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Within five weeks.
(d) Two months.

4. After Easter, what does Lucinda advertise for?
(a) A female glassblower and partner.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) House painter.
(d) Construction worker.

5. What does Lucinda think of Mr. Borradaile?
(a) He is attractive to her.
(b) He is a barbarian.
(c) He is admirable.
(d) He is too silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mr. Jeffris visit Lucinda and Oscar at their home?

2. Why does Mr. Jeffris hire a trumpeter?

3. What dream does Lucinda have but doesn't tell Oscar about in Chapter 77?

4. When Oscar's housekeeper warns him that his sermons are upsetting the congregation, what is he preaching about?

5. What is Oscar's response when Lucinda says he has still not absolved her after her confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scandal do Lucinda and Oscar create?

2. How does Oscar's enthusiastic description of the phosphorescence phenomenon end up making him feel lonely and left out?

3. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

4. How does Mr. Jeffris show his love of power as he prepares for the expedition?

5. Why does Percy Smith give Oscar laudanum on the journey?

6. Does Lucinda get along with Horace Borrodaile?

7. When does Lucinda finally realize that Oscar must love her?

8. Why is Wardley-Fish thwarted in his attempts to catch up with Oscar on the expedition?

9. Why does Oscar hide his love for Lucinda?

10. How does Lucinda help Oscar get a job?

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