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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Vernon, why does Clive contact the authorities?
(a) His sketch is turned into the police.
(b) Clive personally knows the rapist.
(c) It's his moral duty.
(d) He is witnessed in the area and needs to clear his name.

2. What does Clive find inspirational while hiking?
(a) An argument he sees.
(b) A bird call.
(c) The leaves falling off a tree.
(d) A bird nest.

3. How does Clive get to Penrith?
(a) He drives himself.
(b) By bus.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By train.

4. When do Clive and Vernon have an argument?
(a) The day before they both go to Amsterdam.
(b) The day after Clive returns from Penrith.
(c) They do not have an argument.
(d) The night before Clive leaves to Penrith.

5. Why doesn't Clive want to tell the police what he sees?
(a) He believes he witnesses nothing.
(b) It interferes with his work.
(c) He is afraid he is accused of the crime.
(d) He is afraid he is attacked.

6. What does Julian's wife unveil to the media?
(a) Pictures of Julian that Vernon never sees before.
(b) Scandalous photos of Vernon.
(c) Scandalous photos of Molly.
(d) The photos of Julian that are going to be published.

7. What is believed to be the cause of problems between Vernon and Clive?
(a) Molly's death affects them both.
(b) Julian has put a wedge between them.
(c) Their relationship is lopsided.
(d) The pact is too stressful to keep.

8. Where does Clive go after his hiking trip?
(a) London.
(b) Lake District.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) His hotel.

9. What role does Clive believe he plays?
(a) Organizer.
(b) Taker.
(c) Thinker.
(d) Giver.

10. What does Vernon criticize in Chapter Four?
(a) His staff's inability to support him.
(b) Clive's lack of acknowledgement.
(c) The Lakeland rapist's violent behavior.
(d) Clive's irresponsibility.

11. Who plans to ruin Vernon's job at The Judge?
(a) George.
(b) Clive.
(c) Julian's wife.
(d) Frank.

12. Which characters physically appear in Chapter Three?
(a) Julian, Vernon, and Clive.
(b) Vernon and Clive.
(c) Vernon, Clive, and George.
(d) Clive and George.

13. Why is Vernon angry at his staff?
(a) They want to demote him.
(b) They want to post a positive article about Julian on the cover.
(c) They want to replace him with Frank.
(d) They are reluctant to post the pictures of Julian.

14. What does Julian's outing do for his career?
(a) Destroyed it.
(b) Consolidated it.
(c) Turned him into a celebrity.
(d) Encouraged him to become more liberal.

15. When Vernon meets with his newspaper staff for the first time in Chapter Four, what happens?
(a) Vernon's staff ignores him because they no longer respect him.
(b) Vernon is swamped with phone calls about the publishing of Julian's photos.
(c) Vernon accepts accolades for his work.
(d) Vernon's staff yells at him for his disappointing work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clive see Vernon after his hiking trip?

2. What is Vernon's initial response to Clive's confession?

3. In Clive's opinion, what does Vernon lack?

4. Who does Julian trust with the photographs?

5. What is Vernon's complaint to Clive?

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