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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of the relationship between Mr. Stevens and Mr. Faraday?
(a) Fond
(b) Comfortable
(c) Antagonistic
(d) Strained

2. Where did Stevens spend the night?
(a) A guest house in Salisbury
(b) A 4-star hotel in London
(c) A bed and breakfast in Devonshire
(d) A Holiday Inn

3. What is the subject of Miss Kenton's letter?
(a) She is moving to the United States
(b) She has a terminal illness
(c) She is recently divorced with no future plans
(d) She is starting a restaurant

4. What is Stevens able to do in his position of head butler at the conference?
(a) Garners information from all the dignitaries
(b) Have some brandy with the men after the meeting ends
(c) Arranges for evening entertainment
(d) Control who sleeps in the different rooms

5. What does Stevens fear will belie his true feelings about Lord Darlington?
(a) Reverie
(b) Melancholy musings
(c) Stories
(d) Little white lies

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Stevens' current employer?

2. When did Lord Darlington host a conference of important men from around the world?

3. What is the state of Miss Kenton's marriage?

4. By what is a great household judged?

5. How long has Miss Kenton been gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Stevens a little apprehensive about his meeting with Miss Kenton?

2. How is Stevens' reserve shown regarding Miss Kenton's letter?

3. Explain Stevens' personal complications during the time of the conference.

4. What happens when Miss Kenton returns to Darlington Hall that evening?

5. What are the circumstances of the elder Mr. Stevens coming to work at Darlington Hall?

6. What is the significance of the novel's final scene in which Stevens waits for the lights on the pier to come on?

7. Explain the role of flashbacks in the story.

8. How does Miss Kenton's assertive behavior make Stevens uncomfortable when she enters the butler's pantry one night?

9. Describe the role that integrity and contributions to society contribute toward making a household a great one.

10. What does Stevens encounter the next morning that reminds him of serving in a great household?

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