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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. Where did Lucinda's parents keep their money?

2. What does Theophilus check every morning as Oscar stands on a footstool?

3. What is Oscar's nickname when he is at the Oriel Seminary?

4. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?

5. How did Lucinda's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lucinda spend a year in London?

2. Why does Lucinda like to go to Mr. d'Abb's house in the evenings?

3. Is Lucinda passionate about glass?

4. Describe how Lucinda meets Oscar on board the Leviathan.

5. Describe Oscar's view of gambling.

6. How does Oscar react to seeing the track for the first time?

7. What does Melody Clutterbuck think about Wardley-Fish's friendship with Oscar?

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

9. What happens when Oscar runs away from his father's house and tries to go to Reverend Stratton's home?

10. How has Mrs. Stratton's passion for debate been a liability in her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Mr. Jeffris. What kind of person is he? How is his true nature revealed during the expedition? Provide textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Oscar's reception at the glassworks factory with that of Lucinda's. How is he accepted and treated well? How does Lucinda react to Oscar's reception?

Essay Topic 3

How did Oscar and Lucinda never come to fully express their love for each other? How did their misunderstandings and assumptions decide their fate?

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