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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. How much does Mr. Stratton plan to bet at the racetrack his first time there?
(a) One hundred quid.
(b) Twenty pounds.
(c) One pound.
(d) His entire life savings.

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

3. What does Lucinda do after Oscar wakes up from his faint in her stateroom?
(a) Help him walk to his room.
(b) Calls two stewards to bring him to his room.
(c) Keeps him there until he is able to walk by himself.
(d) Calls Mr. Smith to help her.

4. What does Mrs. d'Abbs press into Oscar's hand when he and Lucinda leave her house after arguing with her husband?
(a) Flower.
(b) Letter.
(c) Banana.
(d) Orange.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oscar do to the cards when the wave crashed over the deck?

2. How does Oscar originally plan to transport the church to Dennis?

3. What does Lucinda confess when Oscar encourages her to make her confession?

4. Where is Lucinda going at nine o'clock at night on her horse in Chapter 64?

5. What happens to Wardley-Fish as he follows Oscar's expedition and comes across a man with a mask?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of the glassworks factory when Lucinda returns to Sydney?

2. What happens when Lucinda goes to gamble at the Chinese establishment on George Street?

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

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

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

6. Describe the events of Oscar and Lucinda's Christmas Day.

7. What are the circumstances under which Lucinda says her confession to Oscar?

8. Does Lucinda get along with Horace Borrodaile?

9. What convinces Oscar to go up to first class and seek out Lucinda?

10. Why do Horace Borrodaile and Percy Smith try to get Oscar to walk on the open deck?

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