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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lola declare Robbie to be after Briony reveals the contents of the letter Robbie wrote for Cecilia?
(a) Lover
(b) Maniac
(c) Psychopath
(d) Insane criminal

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

5. Where does Cecilia meet up with her half-drunk brother, finally, after escaping from her mother and the drama of the kitchen?
(a) Kitchen
(b) Drawing room
(c) Library
(d) Garden

6. Who gathers the produce for the cold salad in order to compromise between Betty's and Emily's ideas for dinner?
(a) Briony
(b) Lola
(c) Polly
(d) Cecilia

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

8. After the attack, plainclothesmen interview everyone except ___________.
(a) Jack
(b) Emily
(c) Marshall
(d) Leon

9. Who is loud and jolly, and nothing like Lola, according to Briony's observations?
(a) Anne Marie
(b) Marjorie
(c) Fiona
(d) Cecelia

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

11. 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?
(a) Germany
(b) Russia
(c) United States
(d) Britain

12. Why are maniacs so dangerous, at least in Lola's eyes, as she is talking to Briony?
(a) They are insane.
(b) They can attack anyone.
(c) They are all rapists.
(d) They are unpredictable.

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

14. On whose cheek does Robbie notice a scratch when they are all sitting down to dinner?
(a) Briony
(b) Cecilia
(c) Marshall
(d) Leon

15. Betty will get upset with the twins and with the children if they do not come down for _______ immediately.
(a) Tea
(b) Snacks
(c) Dinner
(d) Baths

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Briony tell about the attack first when she and the victim are walking toward the bridge?

2. Who is Emily reluctant to deal with in the beginning of this section, after the group realizes the twins have run away?

3. According to Briony, "Writing is a form of _____."

4. What does Briony want to ask Marshall about, as she says a cowardly way to go about her plans?

5. What does Briony think of Robbie's letter to Cecilia? What does she think Cecilia is as a result?

(see the answer keys)

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