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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. Of which of the following does Esther Tull note Carew smells?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Snuff.

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

3. What brand of sewing machine is available to Esther Tull in Strythe’s workroom?
(a) Pfaff.
(b) Singer.
(c) Elna.
(d) Brother.

4. What drug does Esther Tull use to ease her pain?
(a) Opium.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Heroin.

5. At what price does Esther Tull value the object Strythe means to offer up for a charity auction?
(a) £25.
(b) £50.
(c) £100.
(d) £10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher is quoted in the novel’s epigraph?

2. With what does Esther clean her stitches?

3. In what district does Esther Tull learn her thieves’ craft?

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

5. In which borough does Carew note a man had been eaten by his own cats?

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