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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all that remains of the surprising scene to which Briony is a witness?
(a) A handkerchief of Cecilia's
(b) A scream from Robbie
(c) A note
(d) A wet patch on the ground

2. Where does Briony decide she will wait until some real event takes place?
(a) The bridge
(b) The grass
(c) The fountain
(d) The garden

3. What has Leon seen Briony doing by the lake?
(a) Thrashing the nettles
(b) Burning her books
(c) Crying
(d) Writing a new story

4. Who does Emily count on to care for the guests when they arrive, which calms Emily and allows her to sleep?
(a) Cecilia
(b) Lola
(c) Betty
(d) Briony

5. Who does Briony sacrifice in her story, declaring them to be incompetent actors?
(a) The men
(b) The women
(c) The twins
(d) The nettles

6. What does Robbie do for the Tallis family?
(a) Plays music
(b) Farms
(c) Makes meals
(d) Gardens

7. What does the person in #80 end up doing in response to Briony's refusal to acknowledge them?
(a) They leave.
(b) They yell at her.
(c) The make fun of her.
(d) They play hit her.

8. Who accepts full responsibility for breaking the item in #19?
(a) Neither do
(b) Both do
(c) Robbie
(d) Cecilia

9. What has fallen into disrepair, which is a shame as it is an architectural point of interest?
(a) Island temple
(b) The fountain
(c) The gazebo
(d) The house itself

10. Why does Emily retreat to her bedroom every afternoon?
(a) To see her lover
(b) To take drugs
(c) To avoid a migraine
(d) To hide from her life

11. Who does Briony refuse to acknowledge when they come upon her at the bridge?
(a) Lola
(b) Leon
(c) Cecilia
(d) Emily

12. What breaks when Robbie and Cecilia argue over who will help with filling it?
(a) Bowl
(b) Vase
(c) Cup
(d) Basket

13. What is also attacked for wasting Briony's time, as she criticizes herself?
(a) Lola
(b) The vase
(c) Playwriting
(d) Marshall

14. From the window in what room does Lola notice Briony, as answered in question #49?
(a) The kitchen
(b) An unused bedroom
(c) The sitting room
(d) The library

15. Where does Briony want to hold the practice for the play at the start of this novel?
(a) Library
(b) Backyard
(c) Fountain
(d) Nursery

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the older sister of Emily that she describes as precocious and scheming?

2. Who is no longer the horsy sister, according to Robbie and his daydreams?

3. What does Emily need to don in order to go to see Briony and to comfort her?

4. Whose invitation should Robbie have turned down because it i obvious Cecilia will ignore him the whole time?

5. How many strokes of nettles does it take for Briony to be free of her show-off years and reliance on her mother's good opinion?

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