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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what district does Esther Tull learn her thieves’ craft?
(a) Shadwell.
(b) Whitechaper.
(c) Spitalfields.
(d) Finsbury.
2. To which of the following is Octavia compared?
(a) An orchard in a bog.
(b) A lily in the valley.
(c) A rose amid thorns.
(d) A violet in a swamp.
3. At what price does Esther Tull value the object Strythe means to offer up for a charity auction?
(a) £10.
(b) £25.
(c) £50.
(d) £100.
4. How many pence does Octavia pay the messenger at Strythe’s London house for information?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.
5. What is the Latin name of the butterfly Gideon first finds in his uncle’s collection?
(a) Aglais rizana.
(b) Danaus plexippus.
(c) Inachis io.
(d) Acherontia Atropos.
Short Answer Questions
1. What flowers does Gideon buy for Angela?
2. What kind of fish is offered to Gideon as he searches for lodgings?
3. What is the name of the coroner Cutter employs?
4. What position does Elf note Strythe seeks?
5. At what time does Esther Tull arrive at the Strythe house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cutter note not having asked Carew about Esther Tull’s lodgings?
2. Angela celebrates her birthday as being 7 May. Why?
3. Generally, how is the church described in which Gideon spends his first night in London?
4. What comment does Angela’s landlady make about men doing harm (180)?
5. What reasons does Cutter give for thinking the murder of Esther Tull’s sister more than a botched burglary?
6. What explanation does Gideon give for not being able to find his uncle’s dwellings?
7. What reason does the inspector who accompanies Cutter and Gideon to Esther Tull’s lodgings ask to shut the open window?
8. What reason is advanced for Strythe preferring oil lamps to gas lamps?
9. How does George unsettle the police sergeant with whom he converses as he works to help Octavia find information?
10. What threat does Octavia’s editor levy at her when she confronts him in his club?
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