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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 is the name of the hotel where Lucinda stays in Sydney?

2. What does the narrator say was responsible for the story of the church?

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

4. What does Lucinda enjoy playing at Mr. d'Abbs house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Oscar inscribe symbols along the footpath?

3. Describe Ian Wardley-Fish.

4. Describe Oscar's view of gambling.

5. Describe Theophilus' penchant for naming everything.

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

7. Why does Lucinda move to Sydney?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Oscar's reaction to Lucinda's prototype. What kind of language does he use to express his opinion of it? How does his reaction help Lucinda understand something about her feelings for him?

Essay Topic 2

Do you agree or disagree that Lucinda is a courageous person? In what ways does she express this courage by standing up for herself in the face of dominating personalities?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of the sea in Oscar's life. Why does he fear it as a boy? In what ways does he take steps to overcome his fear? How does his fear come true?

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