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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter XVIII begin?
(a) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”
(b) “Gideon was woken by a quietness in the weather.”
(c) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(d) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”

2. Which supposed spirit is the last to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Alice.
(b) Rosalind.
(c) Psyche.
(d) Angela.

3. Which of the following does Ada order for herself, Gideon, and Cutter at greeting them?
(a) Port.
(b) Sherry.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Cognac.

4. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
(a) Ospringe.
(b) Brogdale.
(c) Faversham.
(d) Oare.

5. Which of the following actors is referenced during the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Lardner.
(b) Vanbrugh.
(c) Robertson.
(d) Boucicault.

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

7. Which of the following does Ada order for herself upon greeting Gideon and Cutter?
(a) Mackerel.
(b) Anchovies.
(c) Herring.
(d) Sardines.

8. What ship is visible from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) The Persephone.
(b) The Galatea.
(c) The Europa.
(d) The Hestia.

9. What is the name of the legal correspondent for Octavia’s newspaper?
(a) William.
(b) Healy.
(c) Powell.
(d) Seward.

10. What does Elf note is Cutter’s given name?
(a) George.
(b) William.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henry.

11. What sergeant confronts Octavia when she calls on Cutter?
(a) Foyle.
(b) Boyle.
(c) Hoyle.
(d) Toyle.

12. What name does Elf give to his companion as he and Octavia travel to the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) Black.

13. Who greets Gideon and Cutter on their arrival at the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Salopian.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Cornish.
(d) Yorkie.

14. With which of the following does Chapter XVII begin?
(a) “‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ said the voice.”
(b) “When Georgie knocked to announce a visitor, Octavia assumed at first that she had simply misheard.”
(c) “By morning the train had carried them as far as Deal.”
(d) “The house was not large, for a family of such means, but its isolation gave a stark grandeur to its appearance.”

15. Which of the following hosts the medium performance Octavia attends?
(a) Lily Dale.
(b) Callista Bewell.
(c) Florence Digby.
(d) Annie Denton Cridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cloud does Ada point out to Angela?

2. Octavia attends the performance of which of the following mediums?

3. For which of the following ministries does Elf claim to work?

4. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, who is the first to reach him?

5. Of what origin does Cutter assert the crystal is that had been found at Esther Tull’s death-site?

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