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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase best describes Vinnie's relationship with Edwin Francis?
(a) They recently met at a cocktail party.
(b) Vinnie does not trust Edwin.
(c) Edwin is Vinnie's oldest friend in London.
(d) They were once lovers.

2. What is William Just often called?
(a) Lady Justice.
(b) Slick Willey.
(c) Boring Bill.
(d) Just William.

3. Why does Vinnie think Chuck probably doesn't frequent prostitutes?
(a) He needs to talk (they're probably not good at that).
(b) He is happily married.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He is homosexual.

4. Why does Rosemary refuse to visit Fred?
(a) She is too busy.
(b) She finds his place freezing and unromantic.
(c) It is too far from the city.
(d) It reminds her of an ex-lover's place.

5. Which of the following was not a guest of Posy's?
(a) Nico.
(b) William Just.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Vinnie.

6. According to Debby, Fred is an example of what?
(a) Id outweighing ego.
(b) Entitlement Psychology.
(c) An extrovert.
(d) Freudian Psychology.

7. Chuck learns of an ancestor named what?
(a) Jack the Ripper.
(b) The Hermit of South Leigh.
(c) The Phantom of the Opera.
(d) The Hunchback of Norte Dame.

8. What simile does Vinnie use to describe England? Quiet English life is like. . .
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A stroll in the park.
(c) An erupting volcano.
(d) A warm bath.

9. Vinnie keeps misplacing an issue of the Atlantic that contains a wonderful article on what?
(a) American literature.
(b) Vanishing wildlife.
(c) Forest fires.
(d) Traveling England.

10. Who is typically late meeting Fred at the theater?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Roo.
(c) Vinni.
(d) The Vogelers.

11. Posy calls for playing a version of what party game?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Charades.
(c) Spin the bottle.
(d) Twister.

12. What days does Mrs. Harris work?
(a) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays and Fridays.
(d) Tuesdays and Fridays.

13. At what age does Chuck's sister-in-law say his mind is stuck?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Thirty-three.
(d) Three.

14. When Fred and Rosemary part, where does she claim she must go?
(a) To her ex-husband's house.
(b) To bed.
(c) To America.
(d) Back to the theater.

15. What did Roo invite Fred to do when they met?
(a) Go horseback riding.
(b) Go to a polo match.
(c) Go to a party.
(d) Have lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people at the party saying about Mrs. Harris' work?

2. What does Vinnie contemplate on her bus ride home from Fortnum & Mason's in Chapter 3?

3. Fred's friends Debby and Joe are both what?

4. When does Fred say he will return to London at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Vinnie Miner is a professor of what?

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