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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. Where does Brenda stay during the weekdays?
(a) In London.
(b) Mostly at Hetton, but one day of the week in London.
(c) At Hetton.
(d) Split between London and Hetton.

2. What lifts Brenda's spirits?
(a) She is pregnant again.
(b) John calls her back and accepts her invitation.
(c) John calls her and says he can't stop thinking of her.
(d) Tony is especially loving that night.

3. Who calls and leaves a message for Tony but will not speak to him?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Mrs. Beaver.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) John.

4. Who does Tony invite to the hunt?
(a) Jock.
(b) John.
(c) Marjorie's brother.
(d) Allan.

5. Why does Mrs. Beaver no longer have a luxurious lifestyle?
(a) She has an affair and her husband divorces her.
(b) Her husband dies.
(c) She is too much of a spendthrift.
(d) She decides to give it up to help the poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is nice about the Brat's Club for men like John?

2. What happens to cause Thunderclap to bolt?

3. Where is Brenda staying?

4. What title does the Prince of Morocco hold?

5. Where is Hetton Abbey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demonstrates how very widespread the knowledge about Brenda's affair is and how much it is a topic of conversation?

2. What is likely foreshadowed at the beginning of this chapter?

3. How is John Beaver's social standing improving through his affair with Brenda?

4. What do you think of John Beaver's attempts to remain connected to the upper class by angling for invitations to various events.

5. What two messages does Tony receive that are disappointing to Tony?

6. Describe John Andrew's death.

7. What happens in this chapter that indicates Brenda's lack of devotion as a mother?

8. How does it seem Mrs. Beaver is manipulating something between Brenda and John Beaver?

9. Is it likely that John Beaver at this point is not really interested in pursuing something with Brenda Last?

10. Briefly discuss the setting of Hetton Abbey.

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