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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. With what degree has Robbie graduated from university?
(a) History
(b) Literature
(c) Mathematics
(d) Biology

2. Robbie knows he must speak to Cecilia about his feelings before she _________.
(a) Tells her father
(b) Goes away
(c) Tells someone else
(d) Finds someone else

3. How many days has Briony spent preparing her first play?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1

4. Who does Cecilia think has his eye on Lola, as she has observed from his behavior around Lola?
(a) Paul
(b) Leon
(c) Robbie
(d) Danny

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what building of the Tallis estate does Robbie sit in a bathtub to soak?

4. When Briony's fantasy fades, the difficult _________ occurs.

5. Who does Briony refuse to acknowledge when they come upon her at the bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Cecilia to stop fixing the vase?

2. What do the children do in response to Emily because her illness stops Emily from giving her children a mother's attention?

3. Who pronounces the unthinkable word, "divorce?"

4. What does Emily think will prevent Cecilia from finding a husband?

5. Describe the state of Cecilia at the beginning of this section.

6. Why does Cecilia not go to the kitchen to fill up the vase with water?

7. What does Briony do as she constructs yet another story?

8. What is Briony's reaction to her big brother when he approaches her?

9. What is the name of the play Briony has been trying to prepare for a few days?

10. What does Briony imagine is happening when she sees Robbie and Cecilia are out at the fountain?

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