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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James should have been kicked out of the house long ago as he hates nothing more than ______________.
(a) Cooking for Magdalen.
(b) Making small talk.
(c) Paying rent.
(d) Keeping clean.

2. What did James do after his many discussions with Hugo in order to hold onto the thoughts?
(a) Talk to others.
(b) Tell Anna.
(c) Create a play.
(d) Took notes.

3. James realizes that he hates ____________ though he fears intimacy.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Love.
(d) Conversation.

4. What does Sammy offer to James as a sort of payment for stealing Magdalen?
(a) An apology, but nothing more.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

5. Where does Lefty first have to make a stop after the men all decide to leave the pub?
(a) His house.
(b) A restroom.
(c) Post Office.
(d) Jail.

6. James first met Hugo at a ___________ where James went to earn some extra cash.
(a) Newspaper shop.
(b) Experimental cold clinic.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Bar.

7. Sadie told James to pick one of the ________ as his own and then she left for the day.
(a) Guest rooms.
(b) Verandas.
(c) Garages.
(d) Wings.

8. What is the profession of James, the main character of this story's events?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Orderly.

9. Where did James stop off in order to find lock picking supplies in order to break into someone's house?
(a) Sadie's.
(b) Chemist.
(c) Woolworth's.
(d) Dave's.

10. Sadie said that all they needed to do was to present him with the ______________, the script, and the contracts.
(a) Star.
(b) Money.
(c) Bribe.
(d) Keys.

11. James decided to settle into the __________ room with a drink and a cigarette.
(a) Dining.
(b) Billiard.
(c) Master suite.
(d) Sitting.

12. What did Anna avoid as she began to answer James' questions upon his arrival?
(a) The door.
(b) The chair.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) His eyes.

13. What is the name of the aide who tells James that they have been kicked out of their current living arrangements?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Finn.
(c) David.
(d) Magdalen.

14. James and _________ drink coffee in Convent Garden Market the next day.
(a) Lefty.
(b) Finn.
(c) Dave.
(d) Hugo.

15. James began to work on his ___________, but he eventually fell asleep doing so.
(a) Manuscripts.
(b) Belongings.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Tinckman has never taken a sip of the ____________ that James keeps behind the counter.

2. James decides that he wants to take ____________ to Anna when he goes to see her.

3. What does James take off in order to make a motion to fight the person he finds in the house?

4. When James arrives at Sadie's, she tells him that she is dreadfully late for the ___________.

5. James decided he needed to return to ____________ in order to retrieve the book he had left there.

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