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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who casts themselves as the protector of Cecilia as they see Cecilia going into the library with Robbie?
(a) Briony
(b) Leon
(c) Lola
(d) Emily

2. According to Emily, ________ paying for Robbie's education is unfair to Leon and the girls.
(a) Paul's
(b) Spencer's
(c) Cecilia's
(d) Jack's

3. Emily believes ______ will leave, just as _______ did. This causes Emily to feel self-pity for these lost people in her life.
(a) Cecilia, Hermione
(b) Lola, Cecilia
(c) Briony, Cecilia
(d) Briony, Leon

4. What is being served at dinner when Robbie returns to the table?
(a) Tea
(b) Coffee
(c) Pie
(d) Pudding

5. Who calls for Briony to help her?
(a) Cecilia
(b) Emily
(c) Betty
(d) Lola

6. What is Jack actually doing when he calls up with the answer to #136?
(a) Committing crimes
(b) Traveling
(c) Sleeping with another woman
(d) Working

7. Who wants to change the menu to cold cuts instead of the original plan for the dinner arrangements?
(a) Emily
(b) Lola
(c) Cecilia
(d) Briony

8. What does Emily think Jack will call soon to say to her, as he does quite often?
(a) He is on a trip.
(b) He is sleeping at the club.
(c) He is playing tennis.
(d) He is coming home early.

9. __________ is strange and must be struggled for to attain.
(a) Peace
(b) Character development
(c) Truth
(d) Writing

10. Who is Emily convinced sabotaged Briony's play?
(a) Hermione
(b) Robbie
(c) Cecilia
(d) Lola

11. Where does Cecilia meet up with her half-drunk brother, finally, after escaping from her mother and the drama of the kitchen?
(a) Drawing room
(b) Kitchen
(c) Garden
(d) Library

12. To whom does Briony send off a manuscript, though it is not accepted for publication as it is not the right fit for this company?
(a) Horizon Magazine
(b) Time
(c) Ploughshares
(d) Waves Magazine

13. Who is put to bed to wait for the doctors after the attack in the yard?
(a) Briony
(b) Emily
(c) Cecilia
(d) Lola

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

15. After the attack, plainclothesmen interview everyone except ___________.
(a) Emily
(b) Marshall
(c) Jack
(d) Leon

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says to Cecilia that they want to be in Briony's play and that is why they are upset?

2. What does Emily watch as she looks at her unused harpsichord?

3. Betty will get upset with the twins and with the children if they do not come down for _______ immediately.

4. Who summons everyone to dinner, which interrupts the conversation between Lola and Briony?

5. What is the color of the first dress Cecilia chooses that she believes makes her look like Shirley Temple?

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