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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 do the police say will happen to Ernest if he goes near the two girls again?
(a) He will be killed.
(b) He will be beaten up.
(c) He will appear in court.
(d) He will be thrown in prison.

2. What does Ernest need for his job that afternoon?
(a) Rexine.
(b) Carpet.
(c) Perspex.
(d) Cotton.

3. What is the name of the newspaper the governor is reading?
(a) The Daily Mail.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Daily Telegraph.

4. Who does the book belong to?
(a) The bookshop.
(b) Harry's father.
(c) Harry's boss.
(d) The library.

5. What kind of tree is at the end of the lane?
(a) An elm tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) A horse chestnut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say he leaps over while running?

2. Where does Harry's wife throw his book?

3. What is the students' next class?

4. What character from the bible does Mr. Raynor ask the class about?

5. What did the narrator do as soon as he found a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Raynor remember the girl he regarded as physically perfect?

2. What regrets does Mr. Raynor express at the end of the story?

3. How does Bullivant react to Raynor beating him?

4. How do the two girls manipulate Ernest?

5. What does Mr. Raynor see happening in the Draper's shop at the beginning of the story?

6. How does the writer decribe Ernest's appearance?

7. What is Ernest's routine?

8. What does Harry think about Kathy's death?

9. How is Smith caught with the money he steals from the butchers?

10. How does Ernest befriend the two girls?

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