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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Vernon afraid of?
(a) That Julian has a successful bid to become prime minister.
(b) That George is out for revenge on Vernon and Clive as well as Julian.
(c) That is staff is conspiring against him.
(d) That Molly leaves nothing for him in her will.

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

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

4. What other story runs in the newspaper with the photos of Julian?
(a) The medical scandal in The Netherlands continues.
(b) The Lakeland rapist attacks a woman.
(c) Clive is profiled as a famous composer.
(d) The Prime Minister is elected.

5. What happens to Vernon's job at The Judge?
(a) He is simply reprimanded.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He is demoted.
(d) He is banned from the office.

6. What right does Vernon deny Julian by publishing his photos?
(a) The right not to be humiliated.
(b) The right to sexual expression in private.
(c) The legal right to own copyright of the pictures.
(d) The right to public office.

7. What is Frank's last name?
(a) Garmony.
(b) Dibben.
(c) Halliday.
(d) Gibbons.

8. Who does Julian's wife publicly denounce?
(a) George.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Julian.
(d) Molly.

9. What does Vernon want Clive to do?
(a) Confess to a crime.
(b) Contact the police.
(c) Find the Lakeland rapist.
(d) Support him publishing the photos.

10. What consequence does Vernon consider to posting the pictures?
(a) That Julian's family abandons him.
(b) None.
(c) That Vernon gets fired.
(d) That Vernon's staff turns against him.

11. What does Clive choose to do when he sees the argument?
(a) He ignores it and keeps working.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He runs away because he is scared.
(d) He goes over to stop them but gets caught in the middle of it.

12. What is Vernon's complaint to Clive?
(a) A co-worker is giving Vernon a hard time.
(b) Vernon's staff is against him.
(c) Julian threatens Vernon.
(d) Julian knows Vernon has pictures of him.

13. Through what outlet does the Garmony family make a statement?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Radio.
(d) Television.

14. When does Vernon notice that he has a new purpose in life?
(a) The day after he argues with Clive.
(b) The day before publication of Julian's photos.
(c) The day after Julian's photos are published.
(d) The day he finds out that Clive witnesses a violent argument.

15. What is Frank's role at The Judge?
(a) Foreign deputy editor.
(b) Political editor.
(c) Senior editor.
(d) Foreign duty reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clive doing when he sees an argument occur?

2. When Vernon meets with his newspaper staff for the first time in Chapter Four, what happens?

3. Who plans to ruin Vernon's job at The Judge?

4. Why doesn't Clive want to tell the police what he sees?

5. What roles does Clive believe that Vernon plays?

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