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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Benedict?
(a) The 20-year-old son of the Driscolls.
(b) An Australian solider.
(c) An English soldier.
(d) A traveling scholar.

2. How does Aldred describe Gigliola?
(a) A sad, weeping girl.
(b) A loud, outgoing girl.
(c) A frail and quiet girl.
(d) A laughing, quicksilver girl.

3. Who does Aldred sit next to at lunch upon arrival at the Driscolls?
(a) Mr. Driscoll.
(b) Calder.
(c) Mrs. Driscoll.
(d) Talbot.

4. Why is Aldred driving to the Discoll's house?
(a) He is lost and needs directions.
(b) He is going to study them.
(c) He is going to stay with them.
(d) He is going to tell them about Professor Gardiner.

5. What does Aldred believe literature does for Helen and Benedict?
(a) It makes them sad.
(b) It frees and delievers them.
(c) It makes them appear like young children.
(d) It makes them anti-social.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aldred call for a tutor?

2. Why is Peter Exley invited to tea by the ladies?

3. What does Peter Exley value above all others: the cathedral, the governor's villa, the post office or the bank?

4. What is Aldred going to write about in the report?

5. Who comes to talk to Aldred while he is writing his report?

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