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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which word best describes Clive in Chapter Four?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Self-absorbed.
(c) Demanding.
(d) Lazy.

3. What is Vernon's staff's reaction to the Garmony's going to the media?
(a) They no longer support Vernon.
(b) They feel cheated by Vernon.
(c) They threaten to quit if conditions are not improved.
(d) They encourage Vernon to post the photos anyway.

4. What type of worker is Frank?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Passive.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Detailed.

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

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

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

8. Who does Julian trust with the photographs?
(a) Vernon.
(b) Clive.
(c) Molly.
(d) George.

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

10. What does Julian's wife compare the person she denounces to?
(a) A tick.
(b) An ant.
(c) A flea.
(d) A leech.

11. What does Clive think about on his way to Penrith?
(a) The symphony he is working on.
(b) His affair with Molly.
(c) His relationship with Vernon.
(d) Getting revenge on Julian.

12. Who does Clive see arguing when he is hiking?
(a) A group of men and one woman.
(b) Two women.
(c) Two men.
(d) A man and a woman.

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

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

15. 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) Julian has put a wedge between them.
(d) Their relationship is lopsided.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vernon want Clive to do?

2. What does Clive confess to Vernon on the phone?

3. Why is Vernon angry at his staff?

4. What is the first cause of the deteriorating relationship between Clive and Vernon?

5. What is Vernon's complaint to Clive?

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