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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and I. Requiem Æternam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many vials does Esther Tull steal from the safe in Strythe’s workroom?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

2. At what time does Esther Tull arrive at the Strythe house?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 9:30.

3. Which park does Esther Tull note being able to see?
(a) Hyde.
(b) Regent's.
(c) Green.
(d) St. James's.

4. With which of the following does Requiem Æternam begin?
(a) “It seemed impossible, even as it faded, to imagine that it was anything other than eternal.”
(b) “In Half Moon Street, just as she came near to the house, Esther Tull felt the first gentleness of the snow.”
(c) “It rushed to gather her up, at last, to take her and carry her weightlessly from the earth.”
(d) “At New Scotland Yard, since she could fix upon no suitable place to conceal it, Octavia conducted her bicycle directly into the public office.”

5. Which embroiderer is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?
(a) Rosie James.
(b) Debbie Smyth.
(c) Lindsey Grandolph.
(d) Elizabeth Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Esther Tull grease the lock on the safe in Strythe’s workroom?

2. Which newspaper does Carew read?

3. With what does Esther clean her stitches?

4. Of which of the following does Esther Tull note Carew smells?

5. What is noted as “the first duty of a person employed in [Strythe’s] household” (12)?

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