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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. Who do the Strattons run into on their way to the racetrack at Newton Abbot?

2. Why does Mr. Jeffris hire a trumpeter?

3. What does Lucinda wager in her bet with Oscar about delivering a glass church to Dennis?

4. What does Mrs. d'Abbs press into Oscar's hand when he and Lucinda leave her house after arguing with her husband?

5. What does the steward do when he comes to deliver Lucinda's tea and sees Lucinda's lure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lucinda consider Oscar as a potential husband?

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

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

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

5. What scandal do Lucinda and Oscar create?

6. When does Lucinda visit her glassworks factory?

7. Why does Mrs. Smith change her mind about working as Lucinda's housekeeper?

8. How does Lucinda help Oscar get a job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you characterize Dennis and Lucinda's relationship? Do they treat each other well? In what ways do they both fail each other?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Oscar's death scene. In what way does he remember his childhood as he is drowning, and why is this important?

Essay Topic 3

Is Oscar responsible for Reverend Stratton's death, as he claims in his prayers for forgiveness? Why or why not?

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