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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way did June become a spiritual person?
(a) Through an encounter with two dogs.
(b) She went to India to meditate.
(c) She observed the vicious death of her pet dog.
(d) Through a visit to Fatima.

2. At what age did Jeremy eventually get married?
(a) Twenty-nine.
(b) In his forties.
(c) Twenty.
(d) In his mid-thirties.

3. What were June and Bernard doing at the time the photograph in Part One was taken?
(a) They had just secretly eloped.
(b) They were taking in the sights of Paris.
(c) Bernard had just told June that he loved her.
(d) They signed up as members of the Communist Party.

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

5. What did Bernard usually do when he knew Jeremy had just been to see June?
(a) He asked if June needed anything.
(b) He did nothing, as he did not care.
(c) He called Jeremy to see how ill June was.
(d) He telephoned Jeremy to ask if she'd been talking about him.

6. Why does Jeremy go knocking on his friend, Toby's, door?
(a) To go drinking at Notting Hill.
(b) To have a game of ball.
(c) To spend time with Toby's parents.
(d) To hang out.

7. In what way did Jeremy identify with Sally?
(a) They loved to play the same games.
(b) He felt they were both abandoned children.
(c) He knew they were related.
(d) They had the same features and coloring.

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

9. Why does Jeremy state that he was something of a parent at the age of seventeen?
(a) He took care of his sister's only child.
(b) He felt older than all of his school friends.
(c) He wanted to become a teacher.
(d) His girlfirend got pregnant and ran away.

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

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

12. Where did Toby Langley spend some of his childhood?
(a) In the Middle East, Kenya, and Venezuela.
(b) In Notting Hill.
(c) In the United States and Mexico.
(d) At Oxford.

13. What does June believe she discovered after the incident with the dogs?
(a) Her true self.
(b) God.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) The perfect animals.

14. 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.

15. What did Jean and Harper spend a lot of their time doing?
(a) Taking cruises.
(b) Going to museums.
(c) Drinking and fighting.
(d) Going out to the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Jeremy dedicate his memoir?

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

3. Why did Bernard entertain in restaurants?

4. When Jeremy spoke with Bernard, how did he feel about June?

5. In Part One, what do we learn about Bernard's current political views?

(see the answer keys)

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