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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 one thing said to be on the building of the funeral home?
(a) Weather vanes.
(b) Gargoyles.
(c) Bird droppings.
(d) Mold.

2. Why does one man say Sir Francis is fired?
(a) Because Dennis takes a job at a pet cemetery.
(b) Because his daughter is a known prostitute among the actors.
(c) Because his grandson works as a bagger at a grocery store.
(d) Because his son was arrested for arson.

3. What are the Englishmen drinking?
(a) Whiskey and soda.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Lemonade.

4. Who is Ambrose Abercrombie?
(a) The bartender at the pub where the Englishmen are sitting.
(b) Someone who will be arriving soon.
(c) The proprietor of the pub where the Englishmen are sitting.
(d) A magician.

5. Where does Dennis go from the church?
(a) Work.
(b) Lake Island.
(c) Home.
(d) The studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis hear in the room where he is led?

2. Who is not pleased about Dennis' responsibilities concerning Sir Francis?

3. What book has Dennis published?

4. What do some English expatriates talk about in the last scene?

5. What does Dennis learn about Sir Francis when trying to comply with Sir Ambrose's request?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does the author warn readers?

2. What does Aimée think of Mr. Joyboy's work?

3. Who arrives and what does he say to Sir Francis?

4. What does Sir Francis Hinsley say about Americans?

5. How does Dennis compare his present job with his time in Italy?

6. What was the pinnacle of Sir Francis' life?

7. What does Mr. Joyboy say about working on infants?

8. What does Dennis find when he enters the Slumber Room?

9. What does the recording say about the Church of St. Peter-without-the-walls in Oxford?

10. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis and what does Dennis find out about Sir Francis as a writer?

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