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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily want to turn the roast into for Leon's arrival?
(a) Cold cuts
(b) A soup
(c) A casserole
(d) A gravied meat dish

2. How many days has Briony spent preparing her first play?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4

3. What always stops Emily from giving her full attention to the children?
(a) Illness
(b) Her work
(c) Her husband
(d) Excuses

4. Where does Briony imagine herself to be, as an expert at slashing the nettles in the yard?
(a) The stage performing a play
(b) The jungle
(c) Greek Olympics
(d) Berlin Olympics

5. Why are maniacs so dangerous, at least in Lola's eyes, as she is talking to Briony?
(a) They are insane.
(b) They are all rapists.
(c) They are unpredictable.
(d) They can attack anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is all that remains of the surprising scene to which Briony is a witness?

2. At what age does Briony write her first short story, allowing for the beginning of her life's writing escapades?

3. How long does Emily lie on the sofa, thinking about everyone else's lives and how they relate to her own feelings?

4. What can gentleman do during hot days in England, according to Leon?

5. Who is Emily reluctant to deal with in the beginning of this section, after the group realizes the twins have run away?

(see the answer key)

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