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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way were June and Bernard alike in the beginning of their relationship?
(a) They were ophans.
(b) They both enjoyed theater and music.
(c) They were both communists.
(d) They were very spiritual.

2. Where did Jenny's parents live when Jeremy first met them?
(a) In North London.
(b) In the South of France.
(c) In separate countries.
(d) In Australia.

3. During June's generation, what was the worst possible thing that could happen to a girl?
(a) Not being married by the age of 25.
(b) Becoming a nun.
(c) Being pregnant outside of marriage.
(d) Getting a divorce.

4. In Part One, what do we learn about Bernard's current political views?
(a) He is still a Communist.
(b) He is a liberal.
(c) He is no longer involved in politics at all.
(d) He is very conservative.

5. Why did Jeremy work so hard at studying for his A levels?
(a) To find the right girl at a new school.
(b) To attract an older woman.
(c) He wanted to go to university and leave home.
(d) He wanted to prove how smart he reallly was.

6. Bernard leaves the grave site to walk toward a yew tree in the cemetery. What does he do there?
(a) Counts the headstones.
(b) Watches the sunset.
(c) Cries.
(d) Has a cigarette.

7. What does June want to be the centerpiece of the memoir Jeremy is writing about her?
(a) Her marriage to Bernard.
(b) Her divorce.
(c) A certain Christmas dinner.
(d) The black dogs.

8. What did Jeremy do for Sally?
(a) He gave her meals.
(b) He played with and looked after her.
(c) He took her away from her parents.
(d) He took her to school every day.

9. What did June discover about herself the morning after the dolmen?
(a) She was a tired woman.
(b) She could not have children.
(c) She had physical courage.
(d) She loved another man.

10. When June tells Jeremy that she and Bernard are "obsessed", to what is she referring?
(a) Finding a cure for her.
(b) Their sexual life together.
(c) The need to gain governmental control.
(d) Their children.

11. What is the Dolmen de la Prunarede?
(a) Jenny's ideal place to live.
(b) An ancient burial site that became a family site.
(c) The place where June and Bernard married.
(d) Jeremy's home town.

12. What is happening in Jean and Harper's relationship?
(a) They have decided to have an "open marriage".
(b) They are engaged.
(c) They are expecting another child.
(d) They are coming apart.

13. How does Jeremy react to hearing June talk like a Californian professional or a dazed hippie?
(a) He asks to tape record her.
(b) He is uncomfortable.
(c) He wants to hear more.
(d) He is disgusted.

14. June and Bernard had another obsession. What was it?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Communism.
(c) Music.
(d) Science.

15. When did Sally let on that she had been abused as a child?
(a) She never did.
(b) When she turned thirteen.
(c) When she was about twenty-years-old.
(d) When she was five-years-old.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Jeremy dedicate his memoir?

2. What organization did June join when she was eighteen-years-old?

3. What is inferred in the last sentence of the Preface?

4. What kind of religious service is performed at June's burial?

5. From what year is the framed photograph on June Tremaine's locker by her bed in the nursing home?

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