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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeremy do in Lublin that is so uncharacteristic of him?
(a) He asks Jenny to marry him on the spot.
(b) He gets very drunk and passes out.
(c) He kisses Jenny spontaneously and professes his love.
(d) He shouts to the people around him that he is in love.

2. How long did Bernard stay in the Communist Party?
(a) All his life so far.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. In Part Three of the book, Jeremy asks Bernard to tell him the details of a story. Which story is that?
(a) The story of Hitler's invasion of France.
(b) The Maire's story about the dogs.
(c) How June acted in the Hotel des Tilleuls.
(d) The truth behind Bernard's injured leg.

4. Besides Communism, what is one of June's other passions as a young girl?
(a) Reading literary novels.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Financial matters.
(d) The countryside.

5. What is Jeremy's reaction to discovering what June and Bernard's obsession together had been?
(a) Anger.
(b) He finds it difficult to imagine.
(c) Happiness.
(d) He feels he knew it all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jeremy persist in his friendship with his in-laws?

2. What does Mme. Auriac give the little boy who got hurt?

3. Where did Jenny's parents live when Jeremy first met them?

4. Where did June and Bernard have their first pre-marital intimate encounter?

5. What was Bernard's profession?

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