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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Briony, "Writing is a form of _____."
(a) Flight
(b) Therapy
(c) Fantasy
(d) Reality

2. What is Jack actually doing when he calls up with the answer to #136?
(a) Working
(b) Committing crimes
(c) Traveling
(d) Sleeping with another woman

3. Who does Emily think might be suitable in terms of marrying Cecilia?
(a) Julian
(b) Marshall
(c) Danny
(d) Robbie

4. When did Emily's illnesses and her stillness begin in her life?
(a) 10 years ago
(b) This year
(c) 8 years of age
(d) 10 years of age

5. Who wants to change the menu to cold cuts instead of the original plan for the dinner arrangements?
(a) Lola
(b) Emily
(c) Cecilia
(d) Briony

6. Where is Robbie injured according to the opening of this second of the book?
(a) His arm
(b) His head
(c) His leg
(d) His abdomen

7. What does Briony grab in order to prove the story she is telling to the head inspector?
(a) The letter from Jack to Robbie
(b) The vase
(c) The handkerchief
(d) The note from Robbie

8. Who is put to bed to wait for the doctors after the attack in the yard?
(a) Cecilia
(b) Emily
(c) Lola
(d) Briony

9. What happened on the beautiful morning of June, 1932, as recalled by Robbie during his travels?
(a) Seeing Cecilia swim in the fountain
(b) Coming to the Tallis house for the first time
(c) Giving Briony a swimming lesson
(d) Making love to Cecilia

10. Emily believes the twins will probably be back before the __________ could arrive.
(a) Search parties
(b) Desserts
(c) Police squad
(d) Vockins

11. Emily believes ______ will leave, just as _______ did. This causes Emily to feel self-pity for these lost people in her life.
(a) Briony, Leon
(b) Briony, Cecilia
(c) Lola, Cecilia
(d) Cecilia, Hermione

12. Who does Lola want to tell about the letter that Robbie wrote for Cecilia?
(a) Leon
(b) Emily
(c) The police
(d) Jack

13. What is Briony certain will benefit her writing, even if it means hurting others and invading their privacy?
(a) Sex
(b) Eavesdropping
(c) Reading graphic novels
(d) Adult emotion

14. What can gentleman do during hot days in England, according to Leon?
(a) Wear shorts
(b) Take off their jackets
(c) Skip meals
(d) Eat outside

15. __________ is strange and must be struggled for to attain.
(a) Character development
(b) Peace
(c) Writing
(d) Truth

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose cheek does Robbie notice a scratch when they are all sitting down to dinner?

2. How long does Emily lie on the sofa, thinking about everyone else's lives and how they relate to her own feelings?

3. Who does the answer to #151 say that she saw?

4. Which army is retreating during the course of this chapter, although it is euphemistically referred to as making strategic withdrawals t more previously prepared positions?

5. Who treats the inspectors in a condescending manner?

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