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- 2. In one of the more unusual comparisons in the poem, Jeoffrey is said to be "more exceeding" than what wild animal?
- 4. What ultimately happened to James Hardy Vaux after he was released from his final prison term in Australia in the 1840s?
- 6. According to his energetic theories, Dr. Nieper believed that certain materials could provide what against "geopathogenic" radiation?
- 8. James Hardy Vaux holds a unique and dubious record in colonial history; how many times was he transported to Australia as a convict?
- 11. In 1819, Vaux published a book that is now recognized as Australia's first full-length work in which literary genre?
- 12. The poem "For I will consider my Cat Jeoffrey" is actually a famous fragment from what much longer, unfinished religious manuscript?
- 15. What was the "greatest lie" that finally led to her public downfall in Sydney just before her 1945 wedding?
- 16. In which city did Ethel notoriously run up massive debts at luxury hotels before disappearing (Paris, London, or San Francisco)?
- 19. While he was a world-renowned figure in alternative medicine, in which German city was Dr. Nieper's famous clinic located?
- 21. What make of car, specifically a Royal model, did his father "The Unreliable" famously drive and maintain with questionable skill?
- 28. What was the affectionate but telling nickname given to William’s father throughout the memoir?
- 29. Smart describes Jeoffrey as a "mixture of gravity and waggery" and compares him to what celestial being?
- 30. The book’s prologue is written by someone personally connected to Ethel. Who is it?
- 31. Although he was a "gentleman" fraudster, what was the primary criminal skill Vaux practiced on the streets of London and Sydney?
- 32. What was the name of the local Redcliffe hotel where much of the town's social life—and his father's drinking—took place?
- 34. What was the specific name for the secret slang language used by 19th-century criminals that Vaux famously catalogued?
- 36. How many aliases is Ethel Livesey estimated to have used throughout her life of crime and deception?
- 37. In which Australian city (formerly known as Coal River) was Vaux stationed when he compiled his famous vocabulary of criminal slang?
- 38. In 1945, Ethel Livesey became a national sensation in Australia after she abandoned a high-society wedding to a wealthy heir. Who was the groom?
- 40. How many official marriages did Ethel enter into, according to the research in the book?
- 44. Although it reads like a collection of funny stories, what is the literary genre of this book about his life?
- 46. In his books on technology, Dr. Nieper proposed a controversial theory regarding the "conversion" of what type of field energy?
- 48. In one memorable chapter, what creatures are the boys trying to catch (or avoid) in the local canals and waterways?
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- 1. What is the last name of the illustrator, Felicity, who provided the artwork for this specific 2011 edition of the poem?
- 3. Ethel often claimed to have a royal or aristocratic background. Which of these titles did she frequently use (Lady ...)?
- 5. Although she was a prolific fraudster, Ethel was born in a working-class area of which city?
- 7. What item of clothing, often paired with long socks, does McInnes recall as the standard, somewhat embarrassing "dad uniform" of the era?
- 9. What modern word does Smart essentially describe when he writes of the "electrical fire" and "shining" of Jeoffrey’s skin in the dark?
- 10. Because Smart was a scholar, much of the larger work containing Jeoffrey's poem is structured using what ancient language for its "Let" and "For" verses?
- 13. During his first return to England, Vaux served as a tutor to the children of which famous colonial chaplain and "flogging parson"?
- 14. What type of fish was the ultimate, often elusive, prize during the family's weekend fishing trips?
- 16. Which American publisher released the English edition of his life story, [The Curious Man]()?
- 17. According to the poem, for what specific decorative object does Jeoffrey "look upon his forepaws"?
- 18. Along with multiple sclerosis, what major disease category was the primary focus of Dr. Nieper's alternative "eumetabolic" therapies?
- 20. Jeoffrey is described as a "servant of the Living God" because he "daily delivers us" from what specific pest?
- 22. What is the primary title of his 1985 book that covers his theories on technology, medicine, and society?
- 23. In what type of institution (specifically St Luke's Hospital) was Christopher Smart confined when he wrote about Jeoffrey?
- 24. Which specific carnival attraction does McInnes describe as a centerpiece of the Redcliffe landscape during his youth?
- 25. What specific term did Dr. Nieper use to describe substances that help move vitamins and minerals more efficiently into body cells?
- 26. Vaux's second transportation, which resulted in a life sentence, was triggered by the theft of what simple item from a shop in Piccadilly?
- 27. In which Queensland seaside town does McInnes spend his childhood, forming the backdrop for the book's nostalgic stories?
- 29. What is the first word in the title of Dr. Nieper's 1998 autobiography?
- 33. While serving time in the Newcastle penal settlement, Vaux wrote a world-first for the colony. What type of book was it?
- 35. Cross During one of her many escapades, Ethel claimed to be working for which international organization?
- 39. In his writing, Dr. Nieper expressed a specific belief that the universal use of what household product was a dangerous cause of heart attacks?
- 41. According to the book's title and his father’s philosophy, what is the one thing a man "absolutely has to have"?
- 42. What was the ultimate fate of Ethel Livesey after her 1945 exposure?
- 43. Jeoffrey's morning routine of stretching and "working" his muscles is described by Smart as the cat's own form of what religious act?
- 45. Dr. Nieper is famous for "inventing" or identifying specific delivery systems for minerals like magnesium and calcium; what is the name for these substances (e.g., Magnesium ...)?
- 47. According to Vaux’s dictionary, what common Australian word for "clothes" or "swimming gear" originally referred to a thief's clothing?