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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. What did Chris Clarke do before he became the PM's director of communications?
(a) Public affairs specialist.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Archivist.
(d) Social media specialist.

2. How old is Olivia Lytton in Chapter 2?
(a) 28.
(b) 26.
(c) 31.
(d) 38.

3. In the six weeks since James' arrest, how much weight has Sophie lost?
(a) 1/2 a stone.
(b) Nearly a stone.
(c) 1/4 of a stone.
(d) 1/3 of a stone.

4. In Chapter 9, what week of the Michaelmas term do Holly and Sophie Greenaway meet with their tutor, Dr. Howard Blackburn?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

5. In Chapter 2, what time is James supposed to be back from Surrey?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when is Kate surprised to see no news about James Whitehouse and his affair?

2. How long has it been since the story about James' affair broke on October 31?

3. In Chapter 6, after a secret gym session with Tom, what time did James sneak out of Downing Street?

4. In Chapter 8, where is Holly's room at Oxford?

5. Where is Holly from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kate describe the makeup of the jury for James' trial?

2. Why does James tell Sophie in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 4, what does James remember about his relationship with Sophie before they married and about affairs after they married?

4. How does Sophie describe James when she sees him in Chapter 11 when she is in the public gallery of Court Two of the Old Bailey?

5. When Holly's father helped her with her luggage when she goes to Oxford, why does she not suggest having lunch?

6. What unspoken contract does Holly realize she has with Sophie by the end of the term and how does that satisfy her until one day when she sees Sophie with James?

7. What dispute is the court to resolve during James' trial?

8. How did the Whitehouses spend their time after James was first elected?

9. Who is Ali?

10. How does Holly meet Alison, and what is Alison like?

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