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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For which of the following ministries does Elf claim to work?
2. To which of the following does Gideon compare Gutter as he pursues Angela from the house on Vesper Sands?
3. With which of the following does Chapter XXV begin?
4. To which of the following does Cutter compare Ada?
5. Which supposed spirit is the last to appear in the medium performance Octavia attends?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Octavia and George note surprise at Elf calling on them?
2. How does Cutter explain his specialty to Gideon?
3. When confronted with the information Neuilly leaves for her in Deal, Octavia cites a familiar feeling: tenderness and anger mixed. From what is it familiar to her?
4. How does Neuilly convince Octavia of his sincerity and lucidity in the letter he leaves for her?
5. The hostess of the medium performance Octavia attends has money from her husband. What is the source of that money?
6. What pattern do Octavia and Elf note in the disappearances of young women associated with the Spiriters?
7. What reasons for caution in pursuing his theories does Cutter note to Gideon at the house on Vesper Sands?
8. How does Cutter explain Angela’s condition to Gideon?
9. Why does Octavia note that she has kept her story from the newspapers?
10. What suggestion does Gideon make about Cutter’s specialty in policing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The novel displays a decided attitude toward formal study. What is that attitude, what in the text shows it up, and how does the text show it?
Essay Topic 2
Sources attest to the presence of The House on Vesper Sands on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Similarly, major sectional divisions of a novel, when titled, often speak to the tone of the sections they title. Do the section-titles in the novel serve that function for The House on Vesper Sands? How or how not?
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