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

2. As Gideon pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands, who is the first to reach him?
(a) Elf.
(b) Angela.
(c) Cutter.
(d) Ada.

3. In what month does Lux Perpetua take place?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) June.

4. Near which of the following stations are Octavia and Elf forced to wait?
(a) Manwich.
(b) Woolwich.
(c) Norwich.
(d) Sandwich.

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

6. To which of the following does Gideon compare Angela as he pursues her from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Tanager.
(b) Warbler.
(c) Finch.
(d) Swallow.

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

8. For what profession does Cutter note Gideon is well suited?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Torturer.
(d) Physician.

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

10. What nursery rhyme does Angela recite when she flees from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) Rock-a-by Baby.
(b) Oranges and Lemons.
(c) Doctor Foster.
(d) Hey Diddle Diddle.

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

12. With which of the following does Chapter XXIII begin?
(a) “It was still dark when Gideon was shaken awake.”
(b) “Octavia dreamed of the house on Vesper Sands.”
(c) “He came to in darkness.”
(d) “She was gone.”

13. Where was the opal of which Gideon is reminded mined?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Zanzibar.
(d) Zamunda.

14. To which of the following does Gideon compare Gutter as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
(a) A Tartar.
(b) A Persian.
(c) A Cossack.
(d) A Mongol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter XXV begin?

2. On what day in February is the excerpt from Octavia’s newspaper published?

3. Which of the following does Ada order for herself upon greeting Gideon and Cutter?

4. With which of the following does Chapter XIX begin?

5. In which of the following does O’Donnell live?

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