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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. When does Tvyordov take his break each day?
(a) 9:57.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 10:10.
(d) Noon.

2. Mrs. Graham tells Frank she would never suggest Miss Kinsman as a governess as she knows what?
(a) She cannot manage three children.
(b) Why Nellie left.
(c) Miss Kinsman yearns to return home.
(d) Why she left her previous position.

3. How old does Nellie make it clear to Frank she is when they meet?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

4. What is Frank doing when he receives the letter from Nellie in the opening chapter?
(a) Leaving home for work.
(b) Walking home.
(c) Busy at his work place.
(d) Drinking tea.

5. In the novel's opening paragraph, Nellie has taken her three children and left, presumably for where?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Selwyn inadvertently leave behind?

2. When Frank says he does not know in response to Dolly's inquiry about her mother, how does Dolly reply?

3. How frequently does Frank wire Charlie about Nellie?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Selwyn have concern about?

5. Early in Chapter 10, Frank learns Miss Kinsman has left for where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Frank encounter Reverend Graham?

2. What are some examples of Nellie Cooper's lack of enthusiasm for the things she does?

3. How does Penelope Fitzgerald set the stage for Lisa's and Dolly's mysterious encounter in the woods surrounding the Reid dacha?

4. What does Frank do with the man he finds has broken into his business?

5. What sort of business transaction does Frank have with Kuriatin in Chapter 8 that now appears to be repeating itself in Chapter 12?

6. What concerns Frank following Mitya's party?

7. What are Frank's plans for spring cleaning of his residence in Moscow that appear in Chapter 26?

8. What does Frank do after they leave the Defense Ministry that apparently prompts Volodya to suggest they forgive each other, and how does Frank initially respond?

9. Although born and raised in Moscow, where does Frank receive his adult education?

10. What actions does Lisa take that very much please Frank when he arrives home quite late one evening?

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