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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis tell Lucinda is lacking in his life?

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

3. What is the custom for the Sunday School children to do for Palm Sunday?

4. What is the name of the church that the narrator and his family go to each Sunday?

5. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oscar feel about the sea?

2. How does Oscar deal with Reverend Stratton's discovery of a losing betting stub?

3. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

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

5. Does Wardley-Fish like Oscar?

6. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

7. What is Oscar's reaction when Mrs. Stratton interprets the thirty-nine articles for him as he prepares for an interview with the Provost at Oriel?

8. Why is it so complicated to get Oscar to board the Leviathan?

9. Is Lucinda passionate about glass?

10. How does Oscar feel about his father when he comes to visit him at the Stratton's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Oscar's view of how God helps him make decisions in his life. What does he say about God's guidance when it comes to gambling? How does he justify his actions by using "God's will" as an excuse?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the scandals that Lucinda and Oscar create on the Leviathan and in Sydney. Do they both seem to put their own needs first ? In what ways do they not consider the other's reputation?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Miriam Chadwick, the narrator's great grandmother. How did she take the opportunity presented to her by Dennis Hasset and become engaged to Oscar? What does she do when she realizes she has inherited a fortune? What does this suggest about her character?

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