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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Elisabeth when she was walking with Daniel where the canal met the countryside, and he showed her how summer was still there?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

2. In the first chapter of Section 3, how long has Daniel wanted to say something to his sister?
(a) About 70 years.
(b) More than 60 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 55 years.

3. What television show is Elisabeth's mother chosen to appear on?
(a) Fleabag.
(b) Antique Roadhouse.
(c) The Golden Gavel.
(d) The Great British Baking Show.

4. What was the name of the black figure who was used to advertise Cream of Wheat?
(a) Rastus.
(b) Dusty.
(c) Billie
(d) Eddie.

5. What did Elisabeth do her dissertation on?
(a) Pauline Boty.
(b) Helena and Fausta.
(c) Inka Mummies.
(d) Le Vergini.

6. On pages 129-144, who does Elisabeth remember at the taxi queue on her way to visit her mother?
(a) German couple.
(b) Spanish couple.
(c) Swiss couple.
(d) French couple.

7. Shat was the man with the gun wearing in Daniel's story he told 13-year-old Elisabeth on a walk?
(a) Khakis and a sports jacket.
(b) Jeans and a sweatshirt.
(c) Khakis and polo shirt.
(d) Jeans, t-shirt, and baseball cap.

8. How old was Elisabeth when she discovered Pauline Boty?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

9. What character did Daniel create in a story he told 13-year-old Elisabeth on a walk?
(a) A girl named Goldilocks.
(b) A man with a gun.
(c) A bear.
(d) A person disguised as a tree.

10. On pages 201-206, how much does Elisabeth remembering thinking about Daniel through the years that she was not there for him?
(a) Every few months.
(b) Every week or two.
(c) The whole time.
(d) Every now and then.

11. When Elisabeth was 13, when did she go for a walk with Daniel, even though her mother told her not to?
(a) April 1998.
(b) March 1998.
(c) February 1998.
(d) May 1998.

12. What composer did Daniel remember might make him cry?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Stravinsky.
(d) Beethoven.

13. On pages 195-199, how long has it been since Wendy filmed an episode of the television show she was in?
(a) 11 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

14. When Elisabeth goes to her mother's medical practice, what does she show for identification?
(a) Library card.
(b) Driver's license.
(c) University ID.
(d) Utility bill.

15. When Elisabeth arrives at the care center on page 111, what is a care assistant doing?
(a) Dusting.
(b) Giving Daniel a sponge bath.
(c) Feeding Daniel.
(d) Mopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. On pages 207-211, what month was it?

2. In Elisabeth's dream on pages 201-206, what does Elisabeth's father try to buy for her?

3. How old was the actress that Wendy is going to be with on a show when Wendy used to watch the show 40 years ago?

4. When Christine Keeler was a girl, what did she and some boys find when they were playing by the river?

5. On pages 195-199, what has Wendy recorded that she has shown to Elisabeth and will show to a dinner guest?

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